Jon Kyl: “The question here is whether we are serious about estate tax reform. We went through the exercise last year and passed…”

“The question here is whether we are serious about estate tax reform. We went through the exercise last year and passed it in the budget, and we didn't do anything. We are going to repeat that same thing this year unless we commit ourselves to actually passing a bill, saying we are going to raise taxes--because I am sure we are not going to reduce spending--and that is akin to saying it is not going to happen. Once again, we would be passing an amendment we know we are not going to act on. We need to be accountable to the American people and pass something in the budget that we know we are going to do, with real legislation. I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment and to vote for the next amendment, which is the real vote in favor of estate tax return.”