"At best, the Republican tax bill was a massive missed opportunity, squandering $1.9 trillion on tax breaks for those who did not need them at a time when our Nation could least afford it."
"The bill does little to help working families. Instead, it worsens inequality and burdens the next generation with trillions in additional debt, which could jeopardize vital programs and services that..."
"The law simply has not lived up to Republican promises. The White House and our Republican colleagues promised families a $4,000-a-year increase in income. That simply has not happened."
"hourly workers have been asking, 'Are we there yet?' for 38 years, while their wages have stagnated"
"there was a fairly explicit promise made by the President, and some Members of Congress, that this would result in $4,000 worth of additional wages"
"I am still looking for the worker. I have been asking people at home, you know, who got that $4,000 wage increase, and I am still looking."
"Thank you Chairman Paulsen."
"I think one of the things we found in 2016 is that we didn't have the transparency and the literacy to do what you just pointed out there: to counter false speech with accurate speech to understand ho..."
"Chaco Canyon is both a world-class cultural resource and a place of immense importance to New Mexico's native communities."
"This legislation will help make permanent protections for portions of the greater Chaco landscape that fall outside of the park boundary and preserve the dark night sky from light pollution."
"Would the BLM's ability to meet its conservation and recreation missions be enhanced if you had more flexibility to resolve those inholdings in conservation land units like monuments and wilderness st..."
"Yes, we used to have a fire season. Now we have a fire situation that has to be managed year-round."