Congressman Jimmy Gomez Slams Deficit Hawks Supporting GOP Tax Bill on House Floor

Washington, November 30, 2017
To the Republicans who care about the deficit only when Democrats are in power, you have lost all credibility when it comes to this issue.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Jimmy Gomez (D – Los Angeles) offered the following remarks on the House floor about the GOP tax plan:

(Remarks as delivered)

“From California to New York, and everywhere in between, the Republican tax scam steals from working class families to give the top 1 percent and large corporations a massive tax break.

“The Republican plan eliminates deductions like state and local taxes, mortgage interest rates, medical expenses, and student loan interests that working families rely on. This bill will only increase the income inequality in our country where the rich get richer and those in the middle class and those struggling to get into the middle class are left further and further behind.

“I can’t believe anyone would vote for such a bill. Either you know what’s in it and you don’t care about the consequences of your vote. Or you don’t and you still vote for it anyway. I don’t know which one is worse.

“And, to the Republicans who care about the deficit only when Democrats are in power, you have lost all credibility when it comes to this issue. I hope the American people will remember who voted for this bill.”

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