Mike Thompson actually said...

"I think it is important to establish that, and delve into the policy, rather than the politics."

"I hope we can get away from the rhetoric. It is not death tax, it is estate tax."

"I find it interesting that some of those same rules don't apply to the scarce federal dollars that are being talked about today to be used for additional tax cuts."

"The death tax, I think, Mr. Chairman, betrays that oath. And so I urge my colleagues to work with me in eradicating this immoral tax once and for all."