I thank the gentleman for his leadership on this committee and also for the tutorial that he gave us earlier today about how we got to this spot. I think it is important because, for most Americans listening out there, what you are…

They didn't fix it. And yet here we are, on the verge of voting on a bill that will impact 100 percent of the economy and 100 percent of the Tax Code. No hearings?

In your history of serving on this committee--and we are joined by Mr. Levin and Mr. Kind and Mr. Welch. And, Mr. Levin, I have to ask you this, too. In your serving on this committee, has there ever been a bill of this magnitude or…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan. He is absolutely right. I want to also point out that we did ask Mr. Barthold, the Chief of Staff for the Joint Committee on Taxation, about this tax and what its ramifications are. I asked him: Will…

Mr. Kind stood up earlier and talked about the fact that the other side, who claim to be deficit hawks, all of a sudden, they are an endangered species. I don't know if the gentleman from Wisconsin wants to expand upon that and further ask…

Could I just ask for the gentleman to clarify something? You said earlier that you came down here, and you rarely come down here. This is a Special Order. The reason that you are here, the reason that Mr. Davis is here, Mr. Welch, Mr…

Why would they do that? In the face of these fires and in the face of so many in California understanding that impact, why is it that they did this?

Mr. Neal, you suggested in the process, at the outset, that this was a missed opportunity, and then you went back and gave a historic tutorial on how we got here. How is it that we got here and arrived here with no public hearings and no…

I want to thank my colleague for being stellar in this, in leading the fight in the State of Connecticut and in joining the Connecticut General Assembly in that effort. I thank Congressman Courtney for his diligence in this effort.

In less than a minute, I want to thank the chairman and I also want to thank the ranking member for their support in what is a critical issue to the citizens of the State of Connecticut. I want to thank Representative Courtney for…

This is just simply unacceptable, and deplorable, at its very core, of what everyday average citizens in this country have to endure.

I would like to have Ms. Ekman--because you didn't get the opportunity to follow up on a number of the things that you heard from the only person here who is carrying the perspective of the individuals who are impacted by these excessive…

Social Security is also there to help widows and children who have lost a parent.

Natural disasters remind us of how important it is to fight back against calls to cut Social Security.

Both the Chairman and I have offered comprehensive plans to address the long-term shortfall in the Social Security system.

600 days is just flat out unacceptable.

Social Security needs a Senate-confirmed Commissioner who can lead the agency and focus on providing the service Americans expect and deserve.

On Friday, July 28, 2017, I was not present for rollcall votes 437 and 438. If I had been present for these votes, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall vote 437 and ``yea'' on rollcall vote 438. ____________________

trust everyone, but cut the cards

it is an insurance program. It is not an entitlement.

I never tire of listening to the story by Pat Tiberi of his immigrant parents.

the lesson of the Great Depression, and I believe the lesson of 2008 as well.

I have introduced legislation, the Jobs and Trade Competitives Act of 2017, and I believe stand in sharp contrast to the Administration's weak attempt at trade reform.

I think it is important that we continue to have these conversations of where trade 2.0 should look like, and where we go from here.

I believe it is the countries we don't have a trade agreement with that get us into trouble, because that is just a race to the bottom with no rules, no laws, no standards to enforce.