David Thomas: “I find it ironic that the yellowed notes made their way down into the well in terms of, need I say, class warfare, in…”

“I find it ironic that the yellowed notes made their way down into the well in terms of, need I say, class warfare, in terms of cuts for the richest people in America and the poor working people do not get a break. If someone would actually examine what it is we propose to do, it is to remove the dividend and the capital gain tax on working Americans, on those in the 10 and the 15 percent bracket, that we retain taxes on the richest Americans, remove them from those in the lowest brackets. I know it does not fit their yellowed notes, but that is what we propose to do. And I know change is difficult. I especially know change is difficult when the minority leader takes the well and begins to talk about how fair they were when they were in the majority, but never mind that. And if the Members will read in the Congressional Record, it trails off into a failure to present specifics about how reasonable and fair they were. In fact, she said the rules of the House have been rigged against them. I find it ironic because all we say is follow the rules. But since the subject was brought up, let us visit a little recent history. When they were in the majority, there was not even a motion to recommit guaranteed to the minority. The present rules of the House under this majority are the most liberal rules ever extended to a minority in the history of the House of Representatives.”