Bill Pascrell: “I want to thank Full Committee Chairman Conyers and Subcommittee Chairman Cohen for allowing me to testify...”

I missed 8 roll call votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted: Roll Call 235, Ordering the Previous Question for H. Res. 1269, NO; Roll Call 236, Passage of H. Res. 1269, NO; Roll Call 237, Bost Amendment No. 8, NO; Roll Call…

I am glad the budget includes finally closing the carried interest loophole, maybe the worst loophole in the entire tax code.

So I am proud of our efforts to make big business and rich tax cheats finally pay their fair share. What the heck is wrong with that? And we have made progress.

Thank you, Madam Secretary. Welcome to the neighborhood.