It's the only committee, and we have responsibility for all tax, trade, tariffs, Social Security, Medicare, the tax side of Medicaid, pensions, welfare, and management of the public debt. Constitution says that all revenue measures must originate in the House of Representatives. And in the House of Representatives, they have to begin in the Ways of Means Committee. So tax battles, as you know, they're never easy. (10:39–10:44)
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