"We lowered the tax liability from--we eliminated taxes on anybody--an individual who makes 12,000 or less."
"I am talking about for a single individual and we doubled it for families too, from 12,000 to 24,000."
"I am very thankful to this President, to President Trump for coming in, and with the Republican majority at the time, one of our first priorities was repeal regs and set people free to do what they wa..."
"So what we are doing is we are actually converting this from a premium to a tax."
"If he makes $60,000 a year, his tax is $9,180 today. And under Mr. Larson's plan, which adds 2.4 percent, that is another $1,440."
"Social Security is a promise that the government, our government made to our seniors."
"We have got to do something about that."
"$9,180 plus another $1,440 is my point. So it is not small change. And this is for a guy who is making the median household income."
"I absolutely appreciate Social Security."
"The median household income is $60,000. A self-employed guy, could be an artist, like my brother, for example, could be a truck driver, could be an Uber driver, could be anybody."
"I really believe that my whole focus is on making America competitive."