Asa Hutchinson: “I respond to the Senator, the whole point in having the sunset date is to force us into a national debate to decide the…”

“I respond to the Senator, the whole point in having the sunset date is to force us into a national debate to decide the very question he poses. If I might continue, to argue the debate on what the pros and cons are on a sales tax, flat tax, I would just say, you can't do worse than what we have. If you reach that point that you want to reenact this code, this amendment allows you to do that. I suggest that we can and we must do much better. And it would be putting the cart before the horse to say, ``This is what we must do.'' What we need to do is set the date forcing us to reach that consensus on what should replace the current code.”