Josh Riley: “I am new here, but this bill confirms what I suspected: This place is corrupt as hell. My amendment would have used this…”

“I am new here, but this bill confirms what I suspected: This place is corrupt as hell. My amendment would have used this opportunity to negotiate prescription drug prices. It would have saved us billions of dollars that we could have used for tax cuts for the middle class. However, Mr. Speaker, you know what happened. The drug companies sent their armies of lobbyists here to kill it. That is because you all are fine taking food off the tables of kids, Mr. Speaker, but God forbid you would do anything to rein in the profits of the drug companies. We could have used this opportunity to close the carried interest loophole and make Wall Street finally pay its fair share. That is common sense. We know where all that super-PAC cash comes from. Mr. Speaker, you would rather close rural hospitals than close tax loopholes. Then you wonder why the American people hate this place, Mr. Speaker. If you really want to drain the swamp, Mr. Speaker, start by killing this bill and working across the aisle to deliver real tax cuts for the middle class instead of your handlers.”