I am concerned with how the deal will affect the farmers across Florida, but specifically with how it will impact the agriculture community I am honored to represent in south Dade.

I do believe that one of the major components to a successful business and to enterprise generally is certainty.

Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing on such an important subject and allowing us to learn directly from those who interact the most with the IRS.

The VITA preparation services are of the highest quality, with an accuracy rating of 94 percent, even including returns claiming the complicated earned income tax credit.

This is the time to talk about climate change. This is the time that the President and the EPA and whoever makes decisions needs to talk about climate change. This is a truly, truly, truly poster child for what is to come.

I think tax reform is a solution, an instrument that can help address some of that economic insecurity.

One issue I wanted to bring up is the effect trade agreements have on the farmers of my south Florida district.

Tax reform is about expanding freedom and opportunity for the American families of today and those of the future.

I am also grateful that my colleagues have expressed broad bipartisan support for a comprehensive permanent and revenue-neutral tax reform.

I want to thank all of you for your time this morning. We have learned a lot, and our goal here is to make sure that the small business community in our country can thrive and grow and create opportunities for every American, but…

We will be sending humans to Mars in the very near future and it will be accomplished in large measure based on the support we show for, and the efforts of, small businesses around the United States.