Mike Thompson

Thanks to President Biden and congressional Democrats investing in workers and families, over 13 million jobs have been added, inflation has declined consecutively for the last 12 months, and we have had the strongest economic growth of…

When these profitable multi-nationals can shift profits... we all lose.

Protecting U.S. interests has been a consistent priority for the multiple administrations that have been involved in these negotiations.

Since first joining this Ways and Means Committee more than 20 years ago, one of my top priorities has been shutting down abusive offshore tax havens.

As a matter of fact, one of the witnesses mentioned that, too. I mentioned to the chairman that, you know, that old saying that if you are not at the table, you are on the menu, and I think that might hold true here, as well.

Despite naysayers and wish-casters betting against the American worker, we have been able to defy all odds.

Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children. Let me repeat that: Gun violence is the leading cause of death for our kids. It is shameful that every Member in this body knows that guns are used to kill our kids and the…

I thank the gentleman for his remarks. Mr. Speaker, tonight, members of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force have made clear the terrible cost of gun violence on our kids, families, schools, and communities. We have talked about sad…

I would just remind you that guns are the leading cause of death for children in the United States of America, and we are here today because we can do something about it. If you look at this other chart, it clearly points out that, again…

I thank the gentlewoman for her remarks, her good work on gun violence prevention efforts, and her dedication to making sure that we pass the laws that will keep our kids and our communities safe. Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned earlier, we…

Last year U.S. multi-nationals booked $325 billion in profits in the top 7 offshore tax havens.

Republicans have been doing all that they can to protect that tax evasion.

May I inquire as to the time remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 40 minutes remaining.

Can you give us any idea when the Republican leadership will bring bills to deal with gun violence prevention to the floor for a vote? I didn't think so. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Scholten).

The gentlewoman mentioned that our Republican colleagues aren't doing anything in regard to guns. It is actually worse than that. They have done something. The Republicans passed a bill, a gun bill, off this floor this year. Their bill…

30 people every day are killed by someone using a gun. If you add accidental deaths and suicides, that number jumps up to 100 people per day. It costs the American taxpayers roughly $600 billion every year. Gun violence costs almost $600…

The Joint Committee on Taxation looked at the facts, at the effect of the 2017 Trump Republican tax scam.

I am glad that, notwithstanding some resistance from my colleagues on the other side, the Biden Administration, Secretary Yellen, and you have been steadfast in your commitment to representing the United States at the OECD.

It seems that we would be trading what we have today, which is energy security, in order for dependance upon China.

the emperor has no clothes when you hear EPA say this is not a mandate.

We are on the brink of defaulting on our debt, and that would be apocalyptic. Millions of jobs would be lost. Mortgage and credit card rates would skyrocket. Retirement accounts would be devalued. A recession would be triggered. The crazy…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership in this policy area. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this legislation. As I said when this legislation originally came to the floor, I share my colleagues' goal of ensuring…

The right to speak is different than the right to coerce and threaten.

Under the PRO Act, if an employer and the union have not reached an agreement within 90 days of bargaining, or mutually agreed upon longer period, then the parties proceed to mediation, and then to binding arbitration.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the economies of every country around the world, resulting in great economic shutdown. However, our country, the United States, came out of the…