Xavier Becerra actually said...

"I am glad you clarified, once again, that some of these provisions in your package are part of a previous negotiation with Republicans, Speaker Boehner in particular, to try to resolve our fiscal issu..."

"My understanding is that by going to the chained CPI, you would end up cutting benefits earned by seniors who paid into the Social Security system, you would cut benefits earned by veterans for their ..."

"The person who makes $450,000 in income will see a very small hit from the change to a chained CPI when it comes to what they pay in taxes, whereas the person earning $53,000, the middle of America, w..."

"The biggest impact by the tax increase caused by the chained CPI hits families who are earning somewhere between $10,000 and $20,000 because they would be pushed up into the higher brackets faster."