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James P. McGovern Democrat
“Republicans have not been productive, and everyday costs are still too high for families. When Democrats ran Congress, we passed laws to help with healthcare, child care, and the environment. Republicans and Donald Trump have instead raised costs on regular families while giving huge tax cuts to the rich and big corporations.”
“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me just say to my friend, the chair of the Rules Committee: You can’t fool people. You just can’t. I mean, people go to the supermarket. They have to pay their utility bills. They have to pay their rent. People are trying to see where they can afford a home. I mean, they know what the reality is. To somehow say they are being beautiful, I mean, come on. That is ludicrous. That is assuming that people don’t believe their real-life experiences every day. She talks about the most productive Congress. I mean, 104 laws were passed in this Republican Congress. When the Democrats were last in charge, we passed 365 laws. The issue is what do these laws do. We passed bills to try to expand healthcare for people. We passed bills to try to make sure that children had access to Head Start and to daycare. We passed bills to actually protect our environment. We passed bills to try to keep the world out of war. That is a big contrast to what we are seeing in this Republican Congress. I would just say this: What Donald Trump has done with the acquiescence of the Republican majority is they have added a new tax on average people, close to $4,000. There is a $4,000 Trump tax on almost every family in this country. The people who don’t feel it are the ones who benefited from the trillions of dollars in tax cuts given to millionaires and billionaires and big corporations. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent also to include in the Record an article from Politico titled, ``Amazon’s tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts.’’”
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Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me just say to my friend, the chair of the Rules Committee: You can’t fool people. You just can’t. I mean, people go to the supermarket. They have to pay their utility bills. They have to pay their rent. People are trying to see where they can afford a home. I mean, they know what the reality is. To somehow say they are being beautiful, I mean, come on. That is ludicrous. That is assuming that people don’t believe their real-life experiences every day. She talks about the most productive Congress. I mean, 104 laws were passed in this Republican Congress. When the Democrats were last in charge, we passed 365 laws. The issue is what do these laws do. We passed bills to try to expand healthcare for people. We passed bills to try to make sure that children had access to Head Start and to daycare. We passed bills to actually protect our environment. We passed bills to try to keep the world out of war. That is a big contrast to what we are seeing in this Republican Congress. I would just say this: What Donald Trump has done with the acquiescence of the Republican majority is they have added a new tax on average people, close to $4,000. There is a $4,000 Trump tax on almost every family in this country. The people who don’t feel it are the ones who benefited from the trillions of dollars in tax cuts given to millionaires and billionaires and big corporations. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent also to include in the Record an article from Politico titled, ``Amazon’s tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts.’’