We shouldn't measure success by how many people we get on. We should measure success how many people we get off and get into a good paying job. That was the premise by how we had budget surpluses under Clinton and Newt Gingrich. So let's talk about the one big beautiful bill that passed here. It's, I think, a good transition. This is a bill that as a Ways and Means member, you got a front row seat to the tax part of. (05:13–05:18)
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Asserts that moving people off benefits into jobs was a premise for budget surpluses under Clinton and Gingrich.
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