Marc Veasey: “I thank Representative Payne very much for speaking this evening on the importance of this tax bill and that we debate…”

“I thank Representative Payne very much for speaking this evening on the importance of this tax bill and that we debate this and really, again, just keep or constituents informed. Mr. Payne takes every one seriously, and I know he has tried to participate in as many of these as he can, and I thank him for that--again, the importance of talking about this tax bill, talking about the Republicans' past attempts at failed trickle-down policies and trying to bring those same policies and put them in this tax reform bill and trying to rush us into a floor vote this week. We should all be working together to try to come up with some sort of bipartisan solution, some sort of bipartisan policy position that will be good for everyone, because I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, that for many of the low-income and working class and lower middle class constituents and middle class constituents in the district that I represent, I know that people are going to be hurt. Mr. Speaker, I know Mr. Payne is concerned about that. I know the 49 members of the Congressional Black Caucus are concerned about that. This is very serious, and it could have very long-lasting implications, as has been pointed out by advocacy groups and others from all sides of the political spectrum. It is not just Democrats or the Progressive community that is concerned about this. There are a lot of people who are concerned about a variety of the different programs here that are going to be affected. Mr.…”