[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H8179]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               WASHINGTON'S RAMPANT CULTURE OF CORRUPTION

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, the recent indictments of two GOP House 
Members showcases this rampant culture of corruption symbolic of a 
government of, by, and for special interests and wealthy donors.
  Now, this week, Republicans are trying to rush through their tax scam 
2.0, which explodes the deficit to give more money to wealthy donors 
and the richest Americans. Because of the first tax scam, some of the 
biggest corporations are now on track to spend $1 trillion on dividends 
and stock buybacks.
  Meanwhile, working class constituents struggle to keep a roof over 
their head, pay for healthcare, and put food on the table for their 
family.
  Democrats want real bipartisan tax reform that creates jobs, reduces 
the deficit, and is for the people, not just the ultra-rich.
  We want to clean up the corruption and make Washington work for the 
people again. This means strengthening our ethics laws to fight special 
interests. This means fixing our broken campaign finance system to end 
the influence of big-money donors, and this means empowering voters to 
demand a responsive, accountable government, one that protects the 
right to vote, secures our election infrastructure, and ends partisan 
redistricting.

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