What we found both in that Bureau and in the Prosecutor General's Office was that the corruption was really systemic at the higher levels.
Thanks, gentlemen. General Gross, thanks for your time and uniform service.
As an FBI agent one of my international assignments was in Kyiv, in the Embassy there, working anticorruption.
To say that the corruption issues in that country are systemic would be an understatement.
Would it make sense for us to tie funding and assistance to measurable anticorruption objectives?
But it is an Achilles heel for the United States. And we can't allow that to be used against us.
I will give you my word, that is my primary concern.
I believe that everything should be on the table as part of tax reform.
If confirmed, one of my top goals in tax reform is to ensure that a revised code is simple and fair for all Americans.
If confirmed, my focus will be on providing tax relief to middle-income taxpayers.
I hope the administration would adopt the view that the middle class should be the priority.
My personal belief is that tax reform should be revenue-neutral.
I think it is sound social policy. I think it is sound tax policy.
It is completely unacceptable--unacceptable--for an administration to just stonewall inquiries from members of Congress.
If tax reform becomes a partisan exercise in slashing rates for just the wealthy and the biggest corporations, the American people will see ...
The Trump administration tax plan was basically a one-page outline.
I do think that all of the itemized deductions should be on the table for consideration.
One of the objectives of tax reform is to lower rates on individuals and broaden the base.
