Republican Rules Rig the System Against Working Families

Statement

Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the Republican rules package, which includes dynamic scoring:

"The Republicans' "trickle down' economic theory -- that tax cuts for the wealthy will eventually trickle down to the middle class -- has a long and proven record of failure. Yet they are at it again, and now they are rigging the rules against working families and hiding the true costs of their agenda. Imposing "dynamic scoring' on Congress' scorekeepers isn't just an accounting issue. It favors windfall tax breaks to the very wealthy and big corporations who can hire high-priced, well-funded lobbyists. Instead of working with Democrats to grow the middle class, Republicans are trying to cook the books and hoping Americans won't notice. Make no mistake: "dynamic scoring' is little more than an attempt to open the door to political manipulation of the budget process and impose debunked trickle-down theories."

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