Rich Neal

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 186, nays 233, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 654] YEAS--186 Adams Aguilar Barragan Bass Bera Beyer…

I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, we have heard this discussion back and forth tonight about tax relief for the middle class; and we have heard the other side say that you are going to get…

Apparently the gentleman forgets the difference between the Clinton years and the Bush years, as it relates to the deficits. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi).

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 222, nays 192, not voting 19, as follows: [Roll No. 653] YEAS--222 Abraham Aderholt Allen Amodei Arrington…

I am delighted to have Mr. Kelly--as he describes sports teams, we discovered he is a closet Patriots fan. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Judy Chu), whose history, in terms of revenue and revenue…

One-third of the gentleman's constituents claim the State and local tax deduction, totalling $11,684 per family. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell), a great friend to all of us here…

17,000 people in Mr. Hensarling's district will now pay higher interest on their student loan deductions. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind), who is a great advocate for the heartland of America.

22,000 constituents of the gentleman from Miami's district will eventually face the Alzheimer's tax increase that is included in this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson), who is a…

Under the Republican tax bill, 570,000 Michigan households earning less than $160,000 a year will see a tax hike. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson), a thoughtful member of the Ways and Means…

Let me thank Mr. Lipinski and the group that is assembled here tonight. I want to encourage the American people to pay attention beginning again tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock when we are going to finish the debate on this legislation. I…

I thank the gentleman from Vermont. It was a very nice description of our hometown, Springfield, Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Chicago, Illinois (Mr. Lipinski), who is a good friend to all of us here.

I want to ask Mr. Welch, who made it to Vermont via Springfield, who has a longstanding interest in higher education--maybe he could talk about parts of Vermont that are very rural and also link it to that whole notion of higher education…

Forgive me for being from New England. I will leave that alone. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson).

The summary of this tax bill was published last Thursday. We did a walk-through on Monday. We only had a chance to respond to the bill, or the chairman's mark on Friday. And then on Monday, we did a walk-through. Tuesday, Wednesday, and…

Tomorrow we are going to be asked to cast perhaps one of the most important votes that will take place in a career here in the House based on the tax plan that the Republicans have put forward. I say history is important, because this vote…

I just happen to have the nephew of former President Kennedy here who is going to set the record straight on that quote that was attributed to President Kennedy just a few moments ago. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from…

28,000 people will use the student loan interest deduction in Missouri's Eighth District, claiming nearly $33 million in deductions. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz), a medical man and…

I appreciate the gentleman's sincerity as we proceed to watch them borrow $2.3 trillion on the deficit. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee), from a well-known family.

The University of Notre Dame is about to get slugged with a new tax, and the clock is running out. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. David Scott), who has been a champion of the working class.

Correction. Not one hearing was held on this tax bill. Thirty-eight thousand people in Mr. Reed's district will lose the student loan interest deduction. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), a real…

38,000 South Dakota households making less than $113,000 a year will see a tax increase under this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the highly regarded gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly), the son of Massachusetts and my…

All of those projects in Philadelphia are about to come to an end with the abolition of the historic tax credit. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman), who, incidentally, is a CPA and a tax attorney

Over 350,000 Tennessee households making under $132,000 will see a tax increase with this bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney), a leader on the Higher Education Subcommittee and well known…

40 percent of Mr. Paulsen's constituents claim the SALT deduction, a benefit of over $15,000. They are lucky to break even after this tax bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind), a valued member of…

More than 100,000 Nebraska households making under $137,000 a year will see a tax increase under this bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Capuano), my good friend from Somerville, Massachusetts.