"I don't think we can have a hearing on living standards without asking ourselves what will happen to the quality of life for tens of millions of Americans who count on Social Security, Medicare and Me..."
"But let me suggest that maybe what we should have done here is to actually have a hearing with hourly workers to ask them how they are faring, rather than asking economists how workers are faring."
"Mr. Moore, you stated that CBO estimates show that the tax cuts are paying for themselves, but this is precisely the opposite of what CBO is saying."
"I would like to see the government measure how economic growth is distributed across households at different levels in the economy."
"We do want to measure how these policies are affecting the middle class and the least among us."
"I am still looking for those poor who feel like they have really done great in the last 20 years, but I do appreciate your point."
"We need to connect our economy and invest in rural areas as opposed to just say to rural people they should move to the cities."
"But there's a problem. Despite White House promises, working families aren't better off, and another hearing won't change that."
"Wages are stuck. The typical worker's hourly wages, after adjusting for inflation, were lower in August than a year ago."
"It was a massive waste of resources when workers could least afford it and when we should have been investing in our people and communities."
"Rather than turning the clock back and again allowing insurance companies to deny coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, as the Trump administration is trying to do, we need to build on recen..."
"After squandering $1.9 trillion on the tax bill, the House is preparing to vote on the Republicans' Tax Plan 2.0. This legislation would add $3.2 trillion to deficits from 2029 to 2038, bringing the t..."