We are not going to be able to tax our way out of this mess into prosperity.

I just find mind-boggling, and we cannot afford this business as usual approach.

It is all about the money. That is all we are talking about up here, is money, money, money.

Because it is not your money. It is the taxpayers' money.

It is unbelievable.

Only in the U.S. Government do we do that.

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Yes. I want to bring up an issue that might be a little bit different.

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This hearing, I think, hopefully, will build, as you have said, upon past hearings.

Last December, the Committee received testimony from Indian tribes about the effects of taxation on Indian reservations.

I want to thank you for holding the hearing. I am going to keep my opening statement brief so we can proceed to the witnesses.

Mr. President, I come to the floor today, as I do week after week, and have since the health care bill was signed into law, with a doctor's second opinion about the health care law. I do that as someone who practiced medicine, taking care…