Steve Rothman: “Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Chairman, what are the priorities of the Republican majority? This is the greatest deficit in…”

“Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Chairman, what are the priorities of the Republican majority? This is the greatest deficit in the history of the United States. How are they going to pay for the tax cuts? They are going to borrow the money from India and China to pay for tax cuts. What is the difference between Democrats and Republicans? Democrats say middle class and working class people can use tax cuts. But in a time of war, the greatest deficit in our history, the richest people in the country don't need tax cuts. If you have $1 million a year income or $10 million a year income you don't need your tax cuts. The gentleman says everybody should have them. But in a time of scarcity, when you cut funds for veterans, you cut funds for kids going to college, you cut funds for people with children with disabilities, you don't continue to give the money away to the richest people in the country. That is the difference between Democrats and Republicans.”