C-Span Video: Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Faith Leaders, Health Advocates Condemn Tax Reform Bill
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ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT I'M HONORED TO JOIN INWELCOMING SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS TODAY, WHO WILL TELL THEIR STORIES AND WHY WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE ISAN IMMORALITY. IT'S A BETRAYAL OF THE ROLE WE HAVE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WILL INDEBT FUTURE GENERATIONSAND LET'S HEAR THEIR STORIES, ADDIE BARKIN, CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRACY DIAGNOSED WITH ALS. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. ITHINK AS RACHEL -- ARE RACHEL AND CARL HERE? THEY WERE HERE LASTNIGHT. THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND THE CAPITAL ADVOCATING FOR ABETTER AND HEALTHIER AMERICA. THANK YOU. LAUREN HATCHER,MOTHER OF SIMON. SIMON IS HERE WITH HIS PARTY ANIMAL T-SHIRT ONAND TIGGER. DIAGNOSED WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND SOME OTHER ISSUES LAURA WILL DISCUSS AND UNIQUE DISORDER. SIMON BENEFITS FROM MEDICAID. AND YOU ALL KNOW SISTER SIMONE CAMPBELL, A LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE. YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM THEM AND FROM OUR DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER OF THE WAYS AND MEANSCOMMITTEE RICHIE NEAL OUR CHAMPION ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. OKAY. EVERYONE, TODAY WE STAND AT A DECISIVE MOMENT FOR THE FUTURE OF AMERICA. TODAY THE HOUSE WILL DECIDE WHETHER WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE, OF THE PEOPLE, OR A GOVERNMENT ONLY FOR THE PRIVILEGED, POWERFUL AND RICH. TODAY WE FACE A GOP TAX SCAM THAT RAISES TAXES ON 86 MILLION MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES. 86 MILLION MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES, HANDS 83% OF THE TAX CUT TO THE WEALTHIEST 1%. 83% OF THE TAX CUTS TO THE WEALTHIEST 1%. BURIES OUR CHILDREN IN DEBT BY INCREASING THE DEBT FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL PAY AND TAKES THE FIRST STEP TO OBLITERATE MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND SOCIAL SECURITY. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT RAISING THE AGE FOR ACCESS TO SOCIAL SECURITY. AND THEIR ASSAULT ON MEDICARE AND MEDICAID IS WELL-KNOWN. OUR DISTINGUISHED RANKING MEMBER WILL ADDRESS SOME OF THIS. I WANTED YOU TO SEE THE QUOTE. DO I HAVE THE QUOTE? I'LL TELL WHAT IT IS. EVERY DAY LEARN ABOUT SPECIAL GIVEAWAYS AND LOOPHOLES THAT REPUBLICANS ADDED TO GOP TAX SCAM TO ENRICH THEIR DONORS AND THEMSELVES AND THE PRESIDENT FAMILY. THE GOP IS EXPLODING THE DEFICIT TO FILL THE POCKETS OF THE WEALTHIEST IN CORPORATE AMERICA. WHEN IT COMES TO CHILDREN AND WORKING FAMILIES, REPUBLICANS HAVE THE GALL TO SAY THIS, AND I QUOTE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE SENATOR ORRIN HATCH. SENATOR HATCH SAYS, I HAVE A ROUGH TIME WANTING TO SPEND BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO WON'T HELP THEMSELVES, WON'T LIFT A FINGER AND EXPECT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DO EVERYTHING. IS THAT SHOCKING? SHAME. SHAME. HOW DARE THEY? HOW DARE REPUBLICANS SAY THAT ABOUT HARDWORKING AMERICANS. IN CONTRAST, THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS HAVE SAID THIS PROPOSAL APPEARS TO BE THE FIRST FEDERAL INCOME TAXES MODIFICATION IN HISTORY THAT WILL RAISE INCOME TAXES ON THE WORKING POOR WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDING A LARGE TAX CUT TO THE WEALTHY. THEY GO ON TO SAY THIS IS SIMPLY UNCONSCIONABLE UNCONSCIONABLE. THIS REPUBLICAN BILL IS NOT TAX REFORM. THIS THE WORST BILL TO EVER COME TO THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE. WITH STIFF COMPETITION FOR SOME OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE TRIED TO DO. THE WORST BILL IN HISTORY. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IT AFFECTS, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY, IT SUCKS UP TO THE HIGHER INCOME AND IMPACT ON OUR FUTURE DEFICITS. IT'S DISGUSTING SMASH-AND-GRAB. IT'S AN ALL-OUT LOOTING OF AMERICA, THE WHOLESALE ROBBERY OF THE MIDDLE CLASS. THE TAX SCAM WILL GO DOWN AGAIN AS ONE OF THE MOST SCANDALOUS ACTS OF PLUTOCRACY IN AMERICAN HISTORY. AMERICAN PEOPLE SEE THIS TAX PLAN FOR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, OVERWHELMINGLY THE POLLS ARE SHOWING THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE REJECT THIS, THAT THEY KNOW IT WILL NOT HELP THEM OVERWHELMINGLY, AND YET THE REPUBLICANS DO NOT CARE. TODAY WE'RE BRINGING THE VOICES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THE VOICES OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND FAITH HEALERS, FAITH LEADERS -- HEALERS, TOO -- WE MAY NEED SOME FAITH HEALERS. WE'LL NEED SOME FAITH HEALERS. TO THE DOORSTEP OF HOUSE CHAMBERS. REPUBLICANS IGNORE THESE VOICES OF THEIR PERIL. IN CLOSING LET ME JUST SAY THIS IN WELCOMING OUR GUESTS AND THANKING THEM FOR THE OUTSIDE MOBILIZATION WHICH HAS BEEN SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON PUBLIC OPINION AS FAR AS THIS TAX BILL IS CONCERNED AND THE HELP THEY GAVE US IN DEFEATING THEIR REPEAL OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. IN THE COURSE OF ALL THIS, REPUBLICANS MAY WIN THIS BATTLE ON THE FLOOR TODAY BUT IT WILL BE AN APPARENT VICTORY FOR THEM. WHAT WE'VE CREATED IN OUR COUNTRY, A COALITION, A COLLABORATION OF EFFORT, OF PEOPLE WHO CARE, WHO CARE ABOUT ONE ANOTHER, WHO CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY. THIS IS FORMIDABLE. IT'S NOT ABOUT POLITICS,IT'S NOT ABOUT DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS, IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE,THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. SO I THANK THEM FOR THEIR ADVOCACY, FOR THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND FOR THEIR HELP OVERCOMING WHAT REPUBLICANS ARE TRYING TO DO HERE AS WE PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE.WITH THAT I'M VERY PLEASED TO YIELD TOM AUTY BARKIN. I TOLD YOU PART OF THE STORY AND I WANT YOU TO HEAR THIS PRIM.
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