Frank Pallone actually said...

"This hearing is nothing more than a blatant attempt by the Republican majority to tout its unpopular tax scam in the hopes that middle-class Americans, who are not seeing any substantial benefits from..."

"The Republican tax law is a scam that benefits the wealthy and the corporate interests."

"It is sort of hard to believe that our Republican colleagues want to come and celebrate this tax bill when you look at the fact that the great majority of the benefits of it have flowed to the very we..."

"But we are here talking about a tax bill that gives power to the powerful when we really should be talking in every committee and every Member should be talking about this tragedy that is unfolding at..."