Katherine Clark: “I thank our ranking member for yielding and for all of his incredible work on this bill. Mr. Speaker, we were promised…”

“I thank our ranking member for yielding and for all of his incredible work on this bill. Mr. Speaker, we were promised tax reform, but that is not what we are seeing in this bill. In fact, you don't have to dig far into this 429- page bill to see that it is a con, a cynical bait and switch for families at home. When this bill was released just 2 weeks ago, I started getting calls from families at home wanting to know how it would affect them. We dug into it, and I want to share just a few of those examples, but it didn't take long to see why it was developed in secret and why it is being rushed to a vote. On page 254, Republicans propose getting rid of a program that helps veterans find work when they come home. 300,000 veterans have been helped by the work opportunity tax credit. The repeal of this provision to reduce taxes for the very wealthiest is a coldhearted way to say thank you for your service. On page 113, this tax scam sends a bill to 9 million households who have extremely high medical costs. Tax breaks for billionaires are expensive; we get that. Under this plan, Americans who live in nursing homes, have a sick child, high medical costs will foot the bill. On pages 95 and 97, students get added to the list of Americans who will be forced to pay for the GOP's tax breaks for corporations. They will see increased debt and taxes. This bill says: Good luck, students.…”