Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 4 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I stand today in strong support of the Build Back Better Act and its implications. I am proud of the substantive contributions that the Ways and Means Committee, once again, has made to this monumental initiative. With these provisions we will make transformational investments in families, workers, and the fight against climate change. Getting to this point certainly has not been fast, nor has it been easy. Some might say it has been quite challenging. But that is what democracy looks like, and it frequently is noisy. We have examined these issues; we have had thoughtful, spirited debate in the committee; and we have refined our proposals. Since 2019, the Ways and Means Committee has held over 40 hearings related to topics addressed by these provisions, and we have heard out the stakeholders from virtually every perspective. Over the course of 40 hours of committee markup, we thoroughly debated this package and considered 60 amendments from the Republican members. And in the 3 months since we passed our historic package out of the committee, we have refined our policies further and made hard compromises in the interest of accomplishing fine things for the American people. That is how legislation is developed, and it is not based on whim.…”