Chuck Grassley actually said...

"Thank you very much. And if you wonder why I did not give you the proper attention by coming here at the last minute, I was just chairing another committee on sex trafficking."

"I think that, on balance, it is time to do that as well as reform the tax code."

"Too often the current debate on tax reform has been preoccupied by talking points about so-called 'wealthy' not paying their fair share."

"In your view, what do such high marginal rates mean for low-income individuals attempting to advance up the economic ladder?"