Richard Neal actually said...

"I express my frustration at this hearing because oftentimes, even with the best proposals that step forward, they get caught up in partisan politics and we end up going backward, rather than forward."

"The bipartisan effort included Members and stakeholders alike. We heard from everybody over the course of 3 years."

"We are all aware of the great need to reform our broken and inefficient Tax Code, while replacing it with a Code that promotes job growth, lifts wages for all workers, and grows the middle class."

"Just again with institutional memory here, when we did this, when Chairman Thomas was the author."