Joe Crowley: “I thank the gentlelady. The gentlelady from Kansas, my good friend, who I respect greatly, said the overall tax effect…”

“I thank the gentlelady. The gentlelady from Kansas, my good friend, who I respect greatly, said the overall tax effect is negligible. I would ask, negligible to whom? If you are that person who can't get a needed tax credit, it is not negligible to you. It is very real. Part of what is so troubling about this bill is it is not only how much further it goes than current existing law, but how much further this kind of thinking could go. What other restrictions on medical procedures are next, as my friend from Washington said? If your procedure involves stem cells, prenatal care for teen mothers? Could hospitals lose funding for training doctors in necessary procedures that this majority may deem troubling? The question is, where does it end? How many other ways can the majority use our laws to punish hardworking Americans? {time} 1600 Can they take away your student loans because your teacher wants you to read ``Catcher in the Rye''? Can they limit your tax benefits for buying a house in the wrong neighborhood? The slope is steep and slippery. Vote ``no'' on this wrongheaded bill. I yield back the balance of my time.”