STEVE KNIGHT: “If you want to demonize or scare people, you come down and yell and scream and raise your hand and you say things that…”

“If you want to demonize or scare people, you come down and yell and scream and raise your hand and you say things that they haven't looked into. What I did was talk to people in my district and looked at their rates and said: Let's look at your taxes and kind of work them through. I found that people in the lower-income rate in my district got relief. People in the middle-income rate got relief. This happened right across the board to everyone we kept talking to. So I would say that, before you come down and yell and scream and try and scare people on something you might have heard from a talking head, actually work with your people. It works. Madam Speaker, if this bill is enacted, it will result in economic growth across the country, especially in my home State of California. The lower rates for individuals, families, businesses, and the tax simplicity and certainty offered by this bill will provide net tax relief to the middle class and our country's job creators. We expect this bill to create nearly 1 million jobs nationwide, and nearly 10 percent of those in California. While the bill makes commendable strides toward a fair, simpler Tax Code, I am concerned about how the bill could impact some of my constituents as a result of the high level of income taxes imposed on them by our State government.…”