Blaine Luetkemeyer: “I am not sure what ruthless, idiotic ideology the gentleman was just talking about, but I think capitalism is a pretty…”

“I am not sure what ruthless, idiotic ideology the gentleman was just talking about, but I think capitalism is a pretty good ideology with which to generate the kind of activity it takes to make an economy go. I think we saw the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has done that job. Whenever they talk about the largest increase in employment history, it is pretty easy to have a low bar when you start talking about where we were in the pandemic. The bar you should be talking about is where we were prior to the pandemic, and we are still below that number. Mr. Speaker, it is exciting for me this morning to be able to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser), who is the ranking member of the Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access.”