"Economic research by a wide spectrum of organizations has discovered harmful economic impacts from excessive levels of Government debt."
"The big tax increases in the bill come nowhere close to covering the even more massive spending."
"Which of you favor fixing it all on one side of the balance sheet, either all through expense reductions or all through revenue increases?"
"We spend more than historic averages. We are taking in less than historic averages."
"The American people think we should get rid of inefficient, unfair tax breaks skewed towards the wealthiest Americans and corporations."
"Chairman Ryan was absolutely correct; much of it is skewed towards the wealthiest Americans."
"Our schools need to prepare our workers--of all ages--to compete for 21st century jobs."
"Tax reform has to be fair to the middle class, and that means we will need more revenue from those who can most afford it."
"Current and future seniors, who have worked hard all their lives, deserve to know that Medicare will be there when they need it."
"If we do this the right way--meaning the fair way--tax reform has the potential to make our tax system simpler and more efficient."
"So as we continue this debate, I encourage my Republican colleagues to be open to working with us on tax reform that puts the middle class first and our economic and fiscal strength first."
"The Federal Government, and particularly the IRS, should maintain the highest ethical standards and should be held fully accountable for any failure to do so."