Benjamin Harris: “If confirmed, I will listen to you and work with you to make real progress for every American.”

I also know that most of the good work we can all do together happens beneath the political din and sensationalized conflict.

At best, the Republican tax bill was a massive missed opportunity, squandering $1.9 trillion on tax breaks for those who don't need them at a time our Nation can least afford it.

But, by adding $1.9 trillion to the national debt, the tax law gives Republicans their latest justification to target Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

The reality is that the Republican tax bill is doing exactly what virtually all mainstream economists and Democrats said it would do.