Political Quotes

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, Ranking Member David Camp is not here today because of a death in his family. The distinguished gentleman from Illinois is going to be handling the time on the minority side. On behalf of my colleague and friend Mr. Camp and the gentleman from Illinois, I ask that the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation be asked to make available to the public a technical explanation of the bill. The technical explanation expresses the committee's understanding and legislative intent behind this important bill. It is available on the joint committee's Web site at www.jct.gov, and it is listed under document No. JCX-08-10. Mr. Speaker, we rise today on this very important bill. It would allow for charitable contributions paid to victims of the Chilean earthquake on or before April 15 of this year, which is the tax return deadline, to be claimed as deductions on taxpayers' 2009 tax returns. Of course, absent this change, taxpayers would need to wait until next year to claim deductions for these contributions. In addition--and this is very important--the bill would provide taxpayers with a little more time relating to the victims of the Haitian earthquake so that they could make charitable contributions through April 15, extending it beyond March 1. So let me, if I might, say just a few words. I think all of us know graphically what is involved here.…”