"I have a real passion when it comes to reforming our debt ceiling. We are playing with dynamite."
"Making sure that debt ceiling reform is part of that is absolutely critical."
"the famous physicist Niels Bohr once said, predictions are hard to make, especially about the future."
"I am very excited to welcome you back, Chairman Yarmuth. Chairman Yarmuth served as Chairman of this Committee and in Congress with great distinction and also was just a wonderful friend and someone w..."
"Your approach--let me just say this, and I hope I don't get you in trouble--the way you approach, you are one of the most well-respected Members in the House, and that is on both sides."
"Our internal divisions as a Congress, and increasingly as a country, is a massive national security threat."
"I railed against the Republican tax cuts in 2017, which were projected and have proven out to cost $1.9 trillion."
"No serious economists would make such a claim."
"I am a believer that we can have trade agreements that are in our national security interest, but also balance the need for growth and the balance to drive good prices for American consumers, with als..."
"And not just the richest one percent, but the richest one-tenth of one percent received a majority of the tax cut in the TCJA."
"Well, here we are just last week, the House Ways and Means Committee passed a piece of legislation that would extend the TCJA, the GOP tax scam, and extend those tax cuts."
"It certainly calls into question the extent to which some are really concerned about our national debt."