JOHN LINDER: “I rise only to respond to the ranking member of the Committee on Appropriations's remarks about our obligation to…”

As a matter of fact, I was in the Chair and I was accused of shutting down the vote while people were in the well seeking to vote. And the next day the C-SPAN tapes proved you were wrong and I was right. The people coming in to vote were…

Wealthy people pay taxes on personal consumption, and wealth has no meaning unless it is spent on personal consumption. If I had $100 million and lived in a $20,000 home and drove a used car, that $100 million would mean nothing to me. So…

I do share the Ranking Member's frustration that we are talking about it again, rather than doing something about it.

Businesses do not pay taxes, they collect taxes from other entities and pass them along. I think we should be honest about that.