Seniors making $40,000 a year are considered wealthy and deserve to see their Medicare costs go up; but a small, temporary income tax surcharge on people earning over $1 million a year, that's not acceptable? Let's reject this bill…

I thank my colleague and friend from the State of Michigan (Mr. Levin) for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3630. Today the Republican Party's true colors are fully exposed and on display--and it…

In over 300 days here on the floor, there has not been a single jobs bill offered by my Republican colleagues to put Americans back to work. Instead, once again, they've put on the floor a bill to hurt the American worker, the American…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I played a little basketball in my day. I grew up on a schoolyard, and we chose teams. We didn't need referees, quite frankly, because we chose teams fairly. You don't…

I was just suggesting, in my district in Queens, New York, or in the Bronx, $64,000 doesn't get you very far. It just doesn't.

I would like to engage in a colloquy with the gentlelady. You suggested this change of MAGI as it pertains to tax credits that are eligible to the middle class under the Affordable Care Act; is that correct?

I appreciate it. And in friendship, while the gentleman is a fair Member of the other side of the aisle, we work very well together on a number of issues. You make out the point about $64,000 a year as being--I won't say wealthy.

But you are suggesting maybe on $64,000 a year that people are living a little bit of the high life.

I thank my friend from Michigan and the ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill. As we look at this redefinition of terms under the Affordable Care Act…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan once again. It's been said on the floor, once again, this bill has bipartisan support. I don't doubt that it probably will at the end of the day, but somehow that's the magic formula for doing the right…

If you will continue with me under my time, would you then suggest that we now do that for other areas of the Code not pertaining to the lower class or the poor in this country? I'm not suggesting we do that. I'm talking specifically of…

My question is either ``yes'' or ``no.'' You can answer your way, but it's a simple question. Under the Affordable Care Act, would the people who can receive tax credits today be denied those tax credits if your bill were to pass today?