By the way, people worked for their Social Security. It's not a hand-out from the government.

we on this committee have a solemn obligation, a solemn obligation, to step up to the plate and address the matter at hand; avoiding a default, and finding a balanced approach to deficit reduction.

Our President has called again and again for a balanced approach to getting a handle on our nation's debt.

to hold President Obama accountable.

We still have a long way to go before we make up the nearly nine million jobs destroyed by the financial crisis and recession.

Maybe there should be some hesitation to ask questions, but I will anyway.

When it comes to corporate tax reform, a key principle should be that reform must encourage job creation here in the United States.

I think we found that out today with a repatriation holiday because the witnesses who were here before very much articulated the reasons why we should not do it on a one-year basis, or a periodic basis.

I remember how previous chairs--myself, for a period of time, and those before us--talked rather negatively about rifle shots.

The kind of tax reform proposed in the Republican budget would reduce taxes for the very highest earners, and increase the burden on working families.

Congress and the President need to work together to achieve a tax system that is fair, simple, and efficient.

What is really most scary is the plan from Republicans to privatize Medicare through a voucher system.