I don't believe in raising tax rates on anybody. I think it's bad for the economy, bad for job creation, ultimately, by slowing down growth cuts revenue, and I think the president needs to come to the table with real spending restraint and real, frankly, entitlement reform.
Tom Cole outlines his belief that raising taxes is detrimental to the economy and calls for spending restraint and entitlement reform.
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The only reason we’re doing it now is, first, the Senate Democrats, I think, have misused the filibuster, and honestly, the Republicans have let them misuse the filibuster.
We will engage where it matters, we will invest where it counts, and we will demand accountability for every dollar spent.
It gives the nation and our constituents certainty, certainty that the government will remain open, certainty that our service members will be paid.
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