"The Donald J. Trump Inequality Act"

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee and a conferee to the House and Senate Conference Committee, spoke on the House Floor after mistakes were identified in the original bill that required a second House vote. You can view his full remarks here. Rep. Doggett said in part:

"We're here this morning solely because of a mistake. This is the blunder rule. And this is not the first big blunder in this bill, and it certainly won't be the last. We will be cleaning up this mess and their blunders in this bill all next year."

"It's a bill with no name. What's the solution to that? Every time Donald Trump touches a tower, he puts his name in bold letter across it. This is the only accomplishment President Trump can point to this year, so why don't we put his name on this bill? We could call it the Donald J. Trump Inequality Act, since it will do more than any legislation we've considered in recent years to widen the gap between those at the very top and the rest of us. Or we could call it the Donald J. Trump Windfall Act because he and his family are going to pocket an immense amount of money. Or we could call it the Fat Cats Get Fatter Act."

"This is a Christmas gift to those at the very top, especially to the Trump family and his billionaire buddies and other real estate moguls. They get the Christmas gift and middle-class Americans get the gift wrapping."