It would have been nice if this Committee actually had done that rather than ramming something through without benefit of a hearing.

I hope we can explode some of the cartoon arguments about tax policy.

The GOP is going to give us a postcard size tax return, and it would be fun watching our Republican friends in a hearing trying to fill out the postcard size tax return with real life experience.

We need to have the ability to do research.

I appreciate the gentlewoman's courtesy and my friend, Congressman Price, in bringing us together. I am standing in front of the chair here on the floor that I routinely occupied, and Walter sat next to me hundreds of hours. It was…

I started in this business as a college student. Inspired by what was happening with the civil rights movement, I worked on the campaign to lower the voting age to 18 in my home State of Oregon and on the national campaign. After that, I…

I am a little concerned about the 301 tariffs. It is kind of a blunt instrument, a tax on everyday Americans and most businesses.

I think you have one of the toughest jobs in the Administration, and we appreciate your being here.

Any meaningful deal, I feel, must effectively deal with another long-term problem that has been vexing us for the last couple decades: Currency manipulation.

I would think my good friend from Texas, the Ranking Member, would be embarrassed to critique the Affordable Care Act process.

Healthcare is complicated. Who knew?

What they did is not sufficient, is not as good as the Affordable Care Act.

my Republican friends and the Administration have created greater uncertainty, getting rid of the mandate and having problems in terms of cost-sharing reductions.

Today the House voted on a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.J. Res. 30, disapproving the President's proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation (Roll Call no…

Had I been present for the vote today on H.J. Res. 30, I would have voted ``aye'' to retain these sanctions. Stated against:

Had I been present for the vote today on the enrollment correction to H.R. 4174, the Foundations for Evidence- Based Policymaking Act of 2017 (Roll no. 483), I would have voted ``aye.'' On concurring in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4174…

I listened to my friend from Pennsylvania talking about bipartisan opportunities, things we agree on. You know, the railroad tax credit is something that we could have done in a heartbeat, but unfortunately, it is wrapped into a really…

We will allow the public to know what we are voting on, and we will actually be able to start building on the foundation of things that make a difference: rebuilding and renewing America, closing the income gap, allowing those most…

After hearing Paul Ryan talk for years about deficits on the Ways and Means Committee and on the Budget Committee, he leaves a legacy of exploding deficits. You talk about burdens for our children: $2.3 trillion extra of national debt…

I acknowledge that Ranking Member Collin Peterson on the committee has done a good job balancing many special interests that are profoundly affected by the farm bill; solving a delicate series of political problems; and holding firm…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in permitting me to speak on the bill. I commend Mr. Peterson, in particular, for guiding this important piece of legislation that actually includes many provisions that I have been working with for…

No wonder Republicans are afraid to even debate their latest tax bill. As their 8-year grip on tax policy comes to an end, it is a story of failure, missed opportunities, and making a broken tax system worse. The Tax Code under the…

In fact, if that was such a great idea, don't you think they would have had a hearing on this bill? Don't you think they would get their Members involved? Where are the dozens of Republicans coming to the floor to celebrate the rule for…

I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in allowing me to speak on this bill. Mr. Speaker, I hear my friend from Texas talking about the booming stock market and the increase in employment. Actually, the statistics will bear out that the…

I really have appreciated sitting on the floor and listening to this dialogue because I think that there are some lessons here about getting things right. My friend from Virginia, my friend from Oregon have dealt with the ecological…