Political Quotes

“Both the chairman of the committee and I have resolutions that are almost identical. They both call for us to extend the so-called patch for the alternative minimum tax which otherwise would affect about 26 million taxpayers this year; to extend the so-called tax extenders package that has tax provisions like the R&D tax credit in it for another year, and to do so without raising taxes. The addition on the Conrad motion is to use our best efforts to shut down abusive tax shelters, address offshore tax havens, and to close the tax gap. Since I assume we are all for ending any waste, fraud, and abuse, I cannot disagree. I would be pleased to take votes on both of these motions by voice vote.”