Bob Casey

The only way to pass lasting, job-creating tax reform that's more than an economic sugar-high is for it to be bipartisan.

I am more than happy to seek input from you and your staff on what the priorities are, so that if we can try to do this on a bipartisan basis, we have your input.

If the President's priority, as has been stated, has been not cutting taxes for the high end, then why would you include a tax cut for people at the high end of the income scale in terms of the proposal released in April?

Well, you ought to be able to guarantee what you can propose, what the administration can propose.

I will take that as a 'no,' that there is not a guarantee.

I have said that our intent is to have a middle-income tax cut.

Can you guarantee, in terms of the administration's proposals, that millionaires and up will not receive a tax cut greater than that average American salary of $52,000 a year?

We should probably have an award in Washington for the bad idea of the year.

I think the proposal by the Administration was to eliminate the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program--not cut, eliminate.

In fact, it got the biggest increase of any of the housing programs.

May every policy, every budget item think how will this impact older adults.

Funding the infrastructure for all of the services under the Older Americans Act is absolutely critical.

I want to applaud Senator Collins for her efforts to support caregivers.

But I guess I want to give everyone an opportunity, starting with you, Ms. Goldman, to outline priorities.

If we removed age 55-plus employees from York County's workforce, 13,420 jobs would be vacant, and almost $1 billion would be removed from the economy.

We hope that we can have a bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today and for the work you are doing.

I am pleased to introduce Cathy Bollinger from Spring Grove, Pennsylvania.

I have joined my colleagues in urging President Trump to work with us on an infrastructure package, legislation to invest in our infrastructure.

I am particularly delighted to have a leader here today from my home State of Pennsylvania and in particular York, Pennsylvania.

Older Americans want to be out and about, aging out loud in their cities and their towns.

As many of you know, May is Older Americans Month, and this year, the slogan for Older Americans Month is 'Age Out Loud,' a good slogan.

Chairman Collins, thank you for holding this important hearing and also for working to reschedule it after it was postponed from last week.

There are no cuts to the Medicaid program.

Will you commit to maintaining the protections that ensure that victims of domestic violence will not be discriminated against when purchasing health insurance.