Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing entitled, ``Offshore Profit Shifting and the U.S. Tax Code.'' The Subcommittee will examine the shifting of profits offshore by U.S. multinational corporations and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. Witnesses will include representatives from the Internal Revenue Service, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, multinational corporations, and an accounting firm. A final witness list will be available Tuesday, September 18, 2012. The Subcommittee hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, September 20, 2012, at 2 p.m., in Room G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For further information, please contact Elise Bean of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations at (202) 224-9505. ____________________”