Gwen Moore: “Republicans pretend to care about the Nation's debt and annual deficits, but they have instructed Ways and Means to add…”

“Republicans pretend to care about the Nation's debt and annual deficits, but they have instructed Ways and Means to add $4.5 trillion to the debt to provide tax cuts to the wealthiest. What we have heard from our Republican opponents here today is that if we don't pass this resolution, everybody's taxes are going to be raised. I will tell you what, there will be crumbs from the master's table for the average American earning under $200,000 a year versus tax cuts for the wealthiest corporations and individuals. That is the math. I know how fond you are of math. That is the arithmetic. Let me tell you, the handouts to the wealthiest will come on the backs of the least of us, from affordable healthcare through the ACA and Medicaid, veterans healthcare, nursing home coverage, food assistance, student loan repayment options, energy tax credits, national security, and cancer research. You all contend that 78 million people voted for this. No, they did not. The Acting CHAIR (Ms. Foxx). The time of the gentlewoman has expired.”