Political Quotes

“Give me a break, really. Republicans caused this problem. When Republicans were in complete control, they created the problem that that chart just highlighted. Everybody is paying for that. They created a problem where the middle class--I don't use that kind of language, but you know what I would have said--where the middle class really did not benefit, because they were prioritizing the rich. Now they are scolding us? You have to be kidding. In 2019, when Democrats took control of the House, what did they do? They passed a fix to the SALT problem. It went over to the Senate, and Mitch McConnell killed it. The Senate, remember, was 50/50, so we needed 10 Republican votes to get things across. We needed 9 Republican votes. We needed Republican votes to get things over. Republicans were not willing to fix things over there. Our priorities have always been the middle class. Their priorities were the rich, and that is why we have this problem in the first place. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record a 2023 Center for American Progress report titled: ``Biden Tax Proposals Would Correct Inequities Created by Trump Tax Cuts and Raise Additional Revenues.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from New Mexico? There was no objection. [From the Center for American Progress, Apr.…”