WALLY HERGER

Creating a Tax Code that removes these issues, and creates a system that is more accessible and comprehensible to the American public, has the potential to fix many of these problems.

There are a number of reasons for Congress to seriously consider tax reform, but I would like to focus on the impact on jobs.

One principle the President has repeatedly stated and that I fully agree with is that people who like the coverage they have should be able to keep it.

we just voted on this so-called stimulus bill that wasn't even available for us to see until late last night. It should come as no surprise that in this monumental piece of legislation, there are items in it that could not have survived…

to paraphrase an old saying, those who don't learn from history are doomed to make things worse. History shows us that government spending does not fix economic problems. If spending was the key to a robust and sound economy, the U.S…

we all know this bill is purely a political exercise. Congress will eventually pass an AMT patch that does not contain permanent tax increases. All we are doing today is postponing final action and risking a repeat of last year's delay…

today marks the 78th anniversary of perhaps the most disastrous economic legislation in our Nation's history, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1928. It set off a chain reaction of retaliatory tariffs that caused a sharp decline in global…

like everyone else in this Chamber, I'm concerned about rising unemployment, but this legitimate concern does not justify Congress making poor policy. I'm concerned that H.R. 5749 significantly departs from the long-standing Federal policy…

Counties and schools in my district need a lifeline. They don't need partisanship. They don't need a talking point. They need leadership, which will result in an actual law being passed to help them. Secure rural schools has rested on hard…

I'm troubled by the housing catch-all bill before the House of Representatives today from a commonsense, pro-American taxpayer position. The bill would enable the already troubled FHA to take on an additional $300 million in distressed…

Well, I want to thank my good friend, Mr. Dreier, for setting this up this evening. This is so incredibly important. It's important to our Nation, it's important to our workers at a time when we're seeing our economy dipping, when we need…

One of the richest agriculture areas in the world, second largest rice producing district. Some 60 percent of all the dried plums in the world, prunes, are grown there, walnuts, almonds, these specialty crops. And America cannot consume…

as Americans send their checks to the IRS today, they have a number of concerns. There are the dozens of tax provisions that expired last year and have not yet been extended adding to economic uncertainty. There is the inefficiency of many…

Federal law requires local governments to cooperate with the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Local law enforcement authorities may turn over individuals who have been apprehended if the police believe…

this procedural vote, if it is successful, Congress would be rebuffing the Colombia agreement through technical gimmicks and rejecting a level playing field for American workers. Colombian workers and producers already have free access to…

now that the Colombia trade agreement is before Congress, I hope that all Members will weigh its benefits carefully and approve it with a strong bipartisan up-or-down vote. The United States is the largest manufacturer and exporter in the…

the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement means growth and more jobs for the largest exporter and manufacturing nation in the world, the United States. Colombia already gets free access to our market. The agreement levels the playing…

we are now in year two of the Democrat majority. For the second year in a row they're proposing a budget that calls for the largest tax increase in American history, $683 billion significantly more than last year's budget. For our…

I would like to encourage every Member of Congress to ask their constituents one simple question: Are your health insurance premiums high enough yet? Because this bill will make them even higher. We all want to improve access to mental…

Madam Speaker, today we are voting on the Andean Preferences, but the U.S.-Colombia TPA is far superior to the Andean Trade Preferences in several very important ways. The Andean trade preferences program provides duty-free access for…

With the carveout, I noticed that we are taxing those American companies producing in the United States.

today's bill is eerily reminiscent of legislation we saw back in August, modest renewable energy tax incentives, which I have long supported, mixed with a reformulation of billions of dollars in new taxes on America's predominant energy…

I wish I could share the enthusiasm of my colleagues about tonight's bill. I truly do. But right now Americans need to know their jobs will be around tomorrow. Regrettably, this evening's bill doesn't have much in the way of tax relief to…

unless Congress acts, in 3 short years capital gains taxes will jump from 15 percent to 20 percent. Tax increases, as Democrats would allow, send the wrong messages to businesses facing economic uncertainty. But what does this mean for…

I commend the House leaders for coming together in a bipartisan way on today's tax relief bill. But I believe we must do much more to truly foster business certainty, economic expansion, and a prosperous America for workers and their…