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Watching, but there are a significant number of people in my whole state of florida on Social Security and on medicare. As i said, my mother is one of them. Im an enormous supporter of these programs. I also look at these programs and i look at the number of people going into it and how long they are going to live, and the math tells you these programs are going to have some big problems in the years to come which threaten not just to take them down but threaten to trigger a debt crisis in america. So we have to deal with the spending side and create a more disciplined way of spending in the future years to bring some certainty, but we also have to grow the economy. In essence, if you just take a stagnant economy, no cuts in the world are going to get you there. You cant just simply cut your way and cant simply tax your way. The only solution to our debt problem and it happens to be good for america all around is the combination ....
Senators come to the floor to talk about the budget resolution and tax reform. We would hear from senators merkley and murray and later senator jack reed of maryland. Our nation was founded on a principle encapsulated in the first most important words of the constitution we the people. Our founders wanted us to have a nation that didnt work for the powerful and privileged but for the people by the people and for the people as president lincoln so eloquently described the nation mocks by hand for the privileged i am for the people. Tomorrow a bill this coming to the floor that couldnt be more of a powerful bill than weve seen on the floor of the senate beforere. The fundamental values in the constitution, this bill is a budget bill and it at its heart it says we are going to do 5 trillion of tax cuts almost completely for the richest americans by cutting programs that make america work for working americans. It says im not going to do anything for the rich and powerful but why, i ask yo ....
Consent that my intern be granted privileges of the floor for the balance of the day. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Merkley thank you, mr. President. Our nation was founded on a principle encapsulated in the first three and most important words of our constitution we the people. Our founders wanted to have a nation that didnt work for the benefit of the powerful and the privileged, but for decisions by the people, for the people, as president lincoln so eloquently described our nation. Not a nation by and for the powerful, not a nation by and for the privileged, but by and for the people. Tomorrow, a bill is coming to the floor that couldnt be more of a buy and for the powerful bill than we have seen on the floor of the senate before. A bill completely contrary, the fundamental values embedded in our constitution. Now, this bill is a budget bill, and at its heart it says were going to do 5 trillion of tax cuts almost completely for the richest americans, and were going t ....
Seats so they could then control the state legislature, so they could then change the districts consistent with the bulk gerrymandering scheme. And the result is states like senator browns where, when he was reelected, he was on the ballot with president obama who was also reelected, and the majority of the votes cast in his state for members of congress were cast for democrats, and against that background, many more republicans than democrats actually went to congress in that election. A similar thing happened in pennsylvania, and my recollection is that on the same set of facts, senator casey, the democrat reelected, president obama reelected, and a majority of pennsylvania votes cast for democratic members of congress, the delegation was 13 republicans and five democrats. Somebody is messing around and it was a 54 Republican Supreme Court that opened that can of worms and unleashed red map on the political landscape. ....
Analyst. Kevin brady chairs the house ways and Means Committee. Mr. Chairman. And i think my good friend from pennsylvania for talking about the need to have the facts. It wouldve been great to have the facts here. It wouldve been great if we had one witness, one expert. Instead we will have to go back and forth for arguments. I would like to submit the facts about the impact. He was the bill, and i understand may ask you a question . Later on . E submitting will it correct the bill further . We will continue to correct improve this bill. The gentleman can review the amendment. We dont have that information and we have not been allowed in the expert testimony and you cant understand why we are upset. You can understand why there are 41 of the people, 41 make those deductions. Asked, what have your colleague described in new york is happening in massachusetts and new jersey and maryland and in california and washington state. Coin ....