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I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 208 printed in…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Wisconsin is recognized for 5 minutes.

A critical roadmap for the tax-writing committees.

I do not believe the corporate tax rate can be brought to 15 percent without reducing revenues significantly.

I think we're capable and ready to get to work on producing a bill.

My goal is to produce a bill that can get through this committee.

The ranking member has repeatedly proposed nearly tripling the standard deduction

The tax-writing committees will be tasked with writing the bill.

I truly do not know of a single Republican who, when thinking about tax reform, asks themselves what they can do to help rich people.

This is the very definition of middle-class tax relief, and it goes beyond direct tax and fiscal benefits.

I think we are capable and ready to get to work on producing a bill.

Tax reform, if it is done right, can help address those problems and provide much-needed relief and opportunity for millions of middle-class families.

With a significantly expanded standard deduction, the tax code would immediately become much simpler for the vast majority of middle-class taxpayers.

I have heard a lot of talk about a secret tax reform bill or a comprehensive plan being written behind closed doors.

Encouraging charitable giving should be a goal of tax reform

As the designee of Ranking Member Lowey, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Mitchell). The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

So in light of that fact, why would it make sense for us to put them on two different tracks...

It's, rather, how Congress can best establish a regulatory framework, one that encourages and facilitates the development of life-saving technology.