Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, the gentleman from Maryland, for yielding. I want to quote Congressman Raskin, who has said before, and I think it actually accurately captures what is happening: The Republicans are moving at the speed of light in the dark of night to jam through this proposal which will visit so much harm upon our economy and upon the American people, and particularly onto working families. I think it is important to say, at the outset, that the process that has produced this piece of legislation that is now under consideration in the Senate--their own version of the same proposal--is an important thing to understand. The last time that we did comprehensive tax reform--it was before I arrived in Congress--there were hundreds of people who testified. There were hearings to really understand the implications of these proposals. Our economy is complicated. Tax policy is complicated. You want to be sure that you are making the right decisions based on good information, good evidence, and the guidance of experts. This proposal in the House and, similarly, in the Senate happened with no hearings. Not a single witness testified. In fact, it was drafted even without the participation of some of the Republican Members of Congress. It was presented as a finished product and then brought to the floor for a vote. One of the reasons I would say, Mr.…”