John Rice Carter: “I thank the gentleman for his very insightful comments. I appreciate that very much. I thank all of my colleagues for…”

“I thank the gentleman for his very insightful comments. I appreciate that very much. I thank all of my colleagues for their support and for speaking in favor of America's favorite tax proposal. Yes, it has been around. It has been around for quite a while now, but its time has come. This bill, in fact, was first proposed by Representative John Linder, a member of the Georgia delegation whose chief of staff, Rob Woodall, took over the bill when he was elected to Congress, another Georgian. When Rob retired, he asked me if I would take over this legislation, and I was honored to do so because I made a commitment when I became a Member of Congress that this would be the first bill I would cosponsor as a Member of Congress, and it was. It has been ever since I have been a Member of Congress. Cosponsoring this bill was my first act as a Member of Congress, and I am eager to see this landmark bill finally get the attention and legislative action it deserves. It is fair; it is simple; it is preferred. You are in control. You decide how much you want to pay in taxes, not some unelected bureaucrat, not some Member of Congress who decides they need a loophole or a tax break for something. No, you are going to decide. You are going to decide what you are going to pay taxes on and what you are not going to pay taxes on. Again, as I started out tonight, today could be the last tax day our country ever sees. Let that sink in.…”