Ron Wyden

It is the flexibility to do better, not to do worse.

Standard and Poor's has now said that this bill would cost 580,000 jobs in 2027--580,000 jobs--so that is something we certainly want to look into.

We have saved $435 million in taxpayer money because people can go to the doctor instead of using the most expensive way to get health care, which is the emergency room.

I expect we are going to hear a lot today from Senator Cassidy about flexibility.

It rewards the States where lawmakers have sat on their hands.

It would create chaos and uncertainty, new levels of marketplace instability, higher premiums and out-of-pocket costs for many.

I sure think it is more appropriate that Senator Cassidy wears one hat during this hearing rather than two.

We are grateful to have such passionate and wonderful Senators join us today to share their views.

The American people do not want this bill.

The real flexibility created by the bill is the option for States to do worse.

I will just say that many Senators have expressed a desire to examine details of the proposal we are discussing today.

This is the first and only hearing that will be held regarding a bill affecting more than 320 million Americans and one-sixth of our economy.

This Trumpcare bill is a health-care lemon, a disaster in the making.

It is called Obamacare. Barack Obama had nothing to do with its creation.

Everybody is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.

So as you consider making changes to Section 230, I hope you keep looking out for that person we were talking about 20 years ago, the little guy, the person who has taken a big risk.

Numerous experts obviously have pointed out that Section 230 was absolutely necessary to bring our legal system into the 21st century.

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This abomination of a process stands in stark contrast to what this committee has been able to achieve with respect to the Children's Health Insurance Program.

This bill is a prescription for suffering and disastrous consequences for millions of Americans.

I want to make clear that this is an abomination. It's an abomination of the process, it's an abomination of the substance, and it's an abomination of the history of this storied committee.

Rather than looking at the economic consensus by CBO, JCT, Treasury, and TPC, some on this committee choose to cherry-pick one-off studies from economists outside the mainstream who agree with their political views.

But one of the central questions of this hearing is who primarily benefits from corporate rate cuts.

Legislation like Senator Wyden's and Senator Hoeven's Move America Act (S. 1229) should be part of the finance toolbox.

I want to continue this discussion, because it seems to me retroactive, debt-financed tax cuts, particularly temporary ones, are a prescription for more trouble in the American economy in the long term.