mr. jeffries. mr. jeffries: i enter a letter from f.c.i.u. which states it will leave millions without health insurance. mr. scott: i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jeffries: house majority has once again made clear that under republican rule, the system is rigid. the fix is in. the deck is stacked against hard-working americans. and exhibit a is your reckless republican health care plan. under trumpcare, 24 million americans will lose access to health insurance. under trumpcare, a draconian age tax will be imposed on people between 50 and 64. under trumpcare, costs will go up, premiums will go up, co-pays will go up, deductibles will go up. under trumpcare tens of millions of americans who are living with pre-existing conditions will be screwed. house republicans are out to destroy the american health care system as we know it. but you will be held accountable for the cruel and unusual punishment that you have decided to inflict on the american people. vote no agains

mr. jeffries: i'm very happy to be here. i think reporting should focus on the core issues and the core work of public schools. obviously, the choice conversation is relevant and significant, but it really deals with a relatively small number of kids in terms of the overall scheme of things. particularly, outside the public charter school sector i would push. withe, particularly implementation plans, standards accountability. what are the standards states will include in terms of what they expect of kids? are the standards aligned with ensuring that kids are college and career ready when they graduate from high school? by the standards aligned with the ongoing shifts in our labor market, which is changing at a pretty rapid rate? how our school districts going to hold individual schools, and our schools holding teachers accountable, to make sure kids are educated against those standards? what does the accountability mechanism look like? we've had a history -- and this is where people like me would support a federal basic equi

mr. jeffries. mr. jeffries: i enter a letter from f.c.i.u. which states it will leave millions without health insurance. mr. scott: i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jeffries: house majority has once again made clear that under republican rule, the system is rigid. the fix is in. the deck is stacked against hard-working americans. and exhibit a is your reckless republican health care plan. under trumpcare, 24 million americans will lose access to health insurance. under trumpcare, a draconian age tax will be imposed on people between 50 and 64. under trumpcare, costs will go up, premiums will go up, co-pays will go up, deductibles will go up. under trumpcare tens of millions of americans who are living with pre-existing conditions will be screwed. house republicans are out to destroy the american health care system as we know it. but you will be held accountable for the cruel and unusual punishment that you have decided to inflict on the american people. vote no agains

mr. jeffries? >> thank you, mr. chair, and i thank you director mulvaney for your presence and for your service. the trump budget balances itself on the backs of working families, middle class folks, senior citizens, the poor, the sick, the afflicted, as well as rural america. it does this, in my humble opinion, largely to just provide a massive tax cut to the wealthiest 1% or 2% of the people in this great country. that's reckless and that's irresponsible. now, the trump budget, as proposed, balances itself and eliminates the deficit in ten years. is that right? >> yes, sir. >> and part of the reason why it's able to balance itself is that it assumes that there will be increased revenue in the amount of $2 trillion connected to exponentially more significant job growth. is that right? >> it assumes -- if you're referring to the gdp growth? i don't know if we talked about full-time -- >> economic growth, yeah. >> economic growth, we do have numbers on unemployment, as well, but you're correct. assume additional gove

mr. jeffries, it's reprehensible and regressive. the trump balance balances itself on the backs of working families, middle class folks, the poor, the sick, the afflicted and rural america. the trump budget fails to invest in education and job training. it fails to invest in transportation and infrastructure. it fails to invest in research and development. instead, the trump budget would cut head start, cut medicaid, cut assistance to nursing homes. it even cuts meals on wheels. this is all being done simply to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and the well-off. lifestyles of the rich and shameless. the trump budget is a disaster and we're going to do everything possible to vote it down. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom virginia seek recognition? mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 1973, and ask that bill be called up. the speaker pro tempore