Tom Price: “I tell you, Mr. Speaker, the war on the middle class is being fully engaged by this majority party when you think about…”

“I tell you, Mr. Speaker, the war on the middle class is being fully engaged by this majority party when you think about a $3.5 trillion tax increase. Congressman Rangel, again, you have to honor him and commend him for his candor and his honesty. He says, well, look, 90 million Americans will have a tax decrease with his proposal. What that means, Mr. Speaker, is that over 200 million Americans will have their taxes increased. That is where this $3.5 trillion comes from. It comes from anybody who is paying taxes currently to any degree will have their taxes increased. My friend from California outlined so many different ways that we are taxed and taxed and taxed by folks who think they know how to spend our money better. I believe I know that most folks on our side of the aisle believe that individuals know how to spend that money better.”