Myth: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) claims that "one group of economists after another have looked at this bill and it won't do a darned thing." Fact: 137 economists said, "Economic growth will accelerate" under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/29/137-economists-support-gop-tax-reform-bill-in-open-letter-commentary.html Myth: In a deleted tweet, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) claims that "On average, middle class families earning less than $86,000 would see a tax increase …" Fact: The Washington Post gave her "Four Pinocchios" and said, "Actually, it's the opposite. Most families in that income range would get a tax cut." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/11/02/senate-democrats-falsely-claim-gop-tax-plan-will-raise-taxes-for-most-working-class-families/?utm_term=.6aa8aa26044b Myth: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) claims that tax reform is "kicking 13 million people off health insurance to give tax cuts to the wealthy." Fact: The Washington Post says, "inaccurate." This bill only repeals the individual mandate's penalty, which means Americans will no longer be forced to buy insurance they don't want or can't afford. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/11/16/schumers-claim-that-the-gop-is-kicking-13-million-people-off-of-health-insurance/?utm_term=.10deabd7fa65

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) brought some "Big Sky Country" Christmas cheer to this year's lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree.

"I'm Amy McIntrye. I'm the CEO of WMV Productions in Nashville, Tennessee. We're a video production company, mostly focused on product videos for sales and marketing purposes. We are a service-based LLC partnership, and one of our big frustrations is at the end of the year our on-paper profit is then passed down as a tax liability for the partners, but we don't actually see that cash in order to pay taxes on it. We use that money for next week's payroll or next month's expenses for overhead, you know, all of the capital improvements that we want to make, but we have to take that tax hit on it, and it's so frustrating. So it really makes it hard to strategize your cash flow, reinvest in the company, save up to hire somebody, when you are being taxed at the same time. So tax reform, simplification, all those things would be a great benefit for small business." - Amy McIntyre, President and CEO of WMV Productions

"My name is Chico Evans, store manager at the local Home Depot in Washington, D.C. I'm here today to support our local economy as we fight to get this thing passed as well as our associates and our pro-contractors who would definitely benefit from the new tax reform bill. As I think about the associates at my particular store and the small contractors that shop in my store, which is a significant part of our business, and how this bill is going to impact them and make their jobs a lot easier, in the sense of being able to add additional equipment, be able to grow their business, do all of these other different things that I think is critical to our economy, and as well as for America. I'm proud to be here. Thanks for the opportunity, and I look forward for this getting passed." - Chico Evans, manager of a Washington D.C. Home Depot