As you know the full committee is on the floor currently debating the TANF legislation.

I think that is a considerable issue for this committee.

I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the retirement of my dear friend, Congressman Jerry Costello. During his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, his absolute dedication to the 12th district of Illinois, and his…

In quick reference to the previous speaker, I don't know how you can say how do we get out of this, and then simultaneously embrace the Romney tax plan, which is $5 trillion more of tax cuts and propose at the same time the extension of…

The point here is that if we all agree that tax reform needs to take place and we need to assess what current expenditures mean in the system, but also have some enthusiasm for taking up the off-shoring issue, and taking up those that…

We need to extend the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit, and that's what we should be doing today for middle income Americans and provide them with some sense of security and support. And, my God, can we do any more to help…

There's one indisputable fact in this debate today, and that is that the Bush tax cuts used borrowed money. How much sense did that make to borrow the money to give tax cuts to the wealthiest people in America, the top 2 percent? The…

Everyone wants the U.S. to succeed.

It is a big issue in Massachusetts, to be very frank, as you might expect.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate Mr. Brady's emphasis on the lowest possible corporate tax rate.

One of the frequent concerns that I hear from the manufactures where I live, it really is the issue of skills.

Thank you, Mr. Levin. I hope as this debate ensues what we can perhaps call this for the next hour, instead of ObamaCare, why don't we call it RomneyCare? This is based upon the Massachusetts model that Governor Romney signed with Ted…