Democrats have sought to shift some attention onto allegations of GOP fund-raising abuses, while warning Republicans on the committee are abusing their majority status.
He reflects, with evident exasperation, at the complexity of a tax system over which he used to have considerable influence, warning that the power of vested interests and of the status quo tend to bear down on wannabe reformers.
One warning, though: given that her overall narrative suggests that female literary status has been subject to historical ups and downs, one cannot assume women's writing will always be seen in the same light.