There’s battle lines being drawnNobody’s right if everybody’s wrongYoung people speaking their mindsGetting so much resistance from behindIt’s time we stop, hey, what’s that soundEverybody look what’s going down.— Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield), “For What it’s Worth,” 1967There is no shortage of opinions about where the nation will wind up under President Donald Trump’s new tax-reform legislation. The most thorough reshaping of the country’s tax system in 30 years will enrich the middle class — or break its back, depending on whom you ask.Just look at what they’re saying.House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said, “Workers benefit. Wages go up. More jobs occur” under the a $1.5 trillion measure that is dominated by breaks for business and higher earners.The leader of the Senate Democrats, Chuck Schumer of New York, called the bill “an absolute disgrace” and castigated Republicans early Wednesday for talking over him as he spoke against the bill. “This is serious stuff,” Schumer said. “We believe you’re messing up America. You could pay attention for a couple of minutes.”Well, that is a problem. We have an ever-shrinking attention span when it comes to legislative actions. With that thought in mind, let’s review, and remember, what our elected representatives said about their vote, with intentions of revisiting the issue of tax reform in future months and years.Rep. Mike Kelly of Butler called it “the most important vote I’ve ever cast as the 3rd Congressional District representative. Kelly voted with the Republicans in favor of the tax reform.“It is an incredible piece of legislation that means more take-home pay for everyday working people,” Kelly said. “It also makes us competitive globally so jobs don’t leave the country — they come back home and they stay home.”U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, who voted for the measure, said it accomplishes two things: lowered the tax burden on individuals and families;and restructured the business tax code enabling American workers and businesses to compete globally, encourage a surge in economic growth, and create better paying jobs.“This bill fundamentally shows that we believe in the capacity of the American people to restore the vibrant economic growth that we used to take for granted,” Toomey said.Toomey’s counterpart, Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, spoke out specifically against the bill’s low priority on people with disabilities. “The most worrisome aspects for those with disabilities is the plan to raise the budget deficit by at least $1 trillion, triggering required reductions in spending that will gut or eliminate critical programs that allow people with disabilities to gain or maintain jobs,” Casey and former Republican Gov. Tom Ridge co-wrote this week in an opinion piece for another newspaper.Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Time will tell. Until then, let’s keep in mind where our elected leaders stood on the issue, and what they said to justify their position.For what it’s worth.