
Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 6 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, January 18, 2024, at 10 a.m. for…
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Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 6 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, January 18, 2024, at 10 a.m. for…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to address a few issues tonight that have been brought to my attention by my constituents back home. First of all, I rise to address the current policy of so much of the left of trying to encourage more and more people…

In the end I voted for the tax bill because it's better than what we had, but and it did stop inversions.

In the end I voted for the tax bill because it's better than what we had, but and it did stop inversions.

I'd like to see a flat tax rate, but I think that ship has sailed.

the beauty of this scheme is if you were a low-income worker, the way you collect the taxes through withholding, the corporation will pay the tax for the shareholder, so if you're a low-income taxpayer, you'll get a refund then over that…

I completely agree with you. Whether you realize it or not, I wasn't a big fan of the tax reform.

I hate the term tax reform. One of my favorite sayings is all change is not progress.

I would treat--I would assess income based on cash. Cash base.

Let's try and set the rhetoric, condemn demagoguery aside, and let's really focus on, you know, the areas of agreement.

The problem we have right now is both sides have I would say abused the reconciliation process.

When I said income is income, there wouldn't be differences. Everything would be taxed at the same rates.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my sincere gratitude to my hometown mayor, Josh Moenning, of Norfolk, Nebraska. After almost 12 years as mayor, he has decided to retire at the end of his term. During his tenure, Mayor Moenning saw…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Angie Muhleisen. For the better part of three decades, Angie has led Union Bank & Trust of Lincoln. She has recently announced she is stepping down as CEO. When Angie started at Union Bank, it was a $50…

When I said income is income, there wouldn't be differences. Everything would be taxed at the same rates.

They raise a lot of revenue because they put it on top of other things.

the beauty of this scheme is if you were a low-income worker, the way you collect the taxes through withholding, the corporation will pay the tax for the shareholder, so if you're a low-income taxpayer, you'll get a refund then over that…

I'm always looking at whatever piece of legislation is being proposed as just another band-aid on top of a dying patient.