DPCC Co-Chair Cicilline: Democrats Are Fighting For A Better Deal for All Americans
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David Cicilline, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee (DPCC), and Representative John Garamendi took to the House floor to discuss the GOP Tax Scam and how Democrats will create better jobs, better wages, and a better future for all Americans through the A Better Deal economic agenda. Below are excerpts from the speech and a link to the video.
"What Republicans are attempting to do in this tax proposal, it is very clear to me that this isn't tax reform. It is not a tax bill. It is a tax scam. It is a scam in that the American people are being sold a bill of goods. All across this country tonight, there are millions of Americans who will go to sleep tonight worrying about whether or not they are going to be able to make it through the next week, whether they have enough to pay their bills, to take care of their family, to set aside a little for their retirement. The reason that they are worried about this is they are not making enough money. So what the Republicans propose to do in this tax bill will make that problem worse."
"We have spoken over the last several months about an agenda, that raises incomes for families, that reduces the costs in people's lives, and that ensures that they have the tools to be successful in the 21st century. It is an agenda that really focuses on addressing the fundamental and economic anxiety facing millions of American families all across our country… What we should be doing is investing in the creation of good-paying jobs that will result in better jobs, better wages, and a better future. But what this Republican proposal does is it relies on this old Republican theory of trickle-down economics: if we just let people at the very top have more money, it is going to trickle down to the rest of us and we will all benefit. We know this doesn't work. We have seen time and time again this doesn't work."
"I look forward to coming back with my distinguished colleagues, Cheri Bustos from Illinois, Hakeem Jeffries from New York, and Mr. Garamendi so that we can talk in a lot of detail about our economic agenda that will focus on supporting and strengthening working people in this country and giving a better deal to the American people than the raw deal they are getting from our colleagues on the other side of the aisle."