02/04/2014
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"I served, along with the chairman of the full committee, Mr. Ryan, on the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform."
"The alarming redistribution of wealth that is shrinking the middle class is another grave threat to both our economy and our democracy."
"Not only do we need revenues, but we need to do so in a fair way. Those who have been enjoying the prosperity of recent years should have to pay their share."
"Now we are on an 'unsustainable fiscal path,' to quote the Commission report, which threatens our economic viability."