Today is the twelfth hearing our committee has held on the IRS investigation over the past year.

I believe that subsidized job programs are one of the key tools in our arsenal to get families into the workforce and out of poverty.

the notion that tax cuts alone lead to economic growth is one that has been disproven time and time again

economic growth really may mean different things to different people

we have to look at our ability to meet our obligations in this Nation

the fact is the Republican Ryan proposal is their worst idea since their last idea.

I was even more surprised because this came the day after the big thinker of the Republican Party, my good friend Mr. Ryan, released his ideas of how to lift Americans out of poverty.

the so-called poverty plan includes cuts to SNAP and other vital social programs.

The same is true for the organizations testifying here today.

Unfortunately, the ranking member Mr. Cummings could not be here today, and I am substituting or sitting in for him.

I truly believe, without exaggeration, that this is a historic time in our international trade policies.