John Yarmuth: “for those people under 55-years old, Medicare would no longer exist.”

I thank the gentleman for yielding; and I do mean the gentleman. It has been an honor over these last 16 years to participate in this event. My record as a captain after the first 4 years was not very good; and, actually, John Tanner was…

I would also like to know why on Earth they think raising taxes on half of Americans, from teachers to firefighters, is a solution to high inflation.

When we passed welfare reform it was principled, work-oriented, a system wide overhaul, and it worked.

But temporary measures can't solve permanent problems.