Mike Thompson actually said...

"I think it is amazing, given the incredible importance to this issue--and it is not something that I just believe to be true."

"Mr. Boustany and I have a bill--we would love to have you as a coauthor--that fixes the problem that you just outlined."

"The death tax is an immoral tax. And it is an attack on the American Dream."

"We do need to figure out a way to preserve valuable farm land. We are losing it by way too much every day."