Brendan Boyle

The biggest enemy to the free market is monopoly

We got tremendously good news. Because of this economy performing much better than was projected a year ago...

I mean, we have a unique problem of three countries that have tremendous problems.

This is a commonsense bipartisan bill that gives CBO the tools it needs to do its job to serve this institution better. This is really about strengthening the institution of Congress, in addition to ensuring CBO is better able to deliver a…

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from the Congressional Budget Office on how this bill would clarify and strengthen the agency's general authority for…

It is not the role of the CBO to inculcate a fiscally responsible culture. That is our job as Members of Congress.

A culture of responsibility.

The famous physicist Niels Bohr once said, predictions are hard to make, especially about the future.

Making sure that debt ceiling reform is part of that is absolutely critical.

I have a real passion when it comes to reforming our debt ceiling. We are playing with dynamite.

If we really want to fix this process, it needs to be truly bipartisan.

The budget process is completely broken.

I railed against the Republican tax cuts in 2017, which were projected and have proven out to cost $1.9 trillion.

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 who really was a role model for me.

Our internal divisions as a Congress, and increasingly as a country, is a massive national security threat.

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.

A wise coach once said: You are your record. Well, let's look at the record. Over the last 30 years, five government shutdowns, all five took place under House Republican leadership. When Democrats were in charge of the House, those 30…

The previous speaker just said that no Republican Member wants a shutdown. I have the quotes right here, which I will submit for the Record when I am done. One House Republican said: ``. . . let's shut it down.'' Another Republican…

I thank my good friend from that other Commonwealth, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for yielding. We are 9 days away--9 days and maybe call it 14 hours--from a government shutdown. It is completely unnecessary. In this Chamber just 3…

The so-called Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a massive tax reduction for corporations and the richest one percent.

I could afford to pay more, right. I am not near the poverty level or anything like that.

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 also protecting the interests of American…

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.

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.

No serious economists would make such a claim.