Rob Woodall: “The power to tax is the power to destroy, and an income tax destroys productivity.”

Again, if we defeat the previous question, we will bring much-needed legislation to the floor. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Stauber), a rising star here in the Republican Conference, to talk about…

It is now my pleasure to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), one of our former colleagues on the House Budget Committee, currently the leader of the Republican side of the House Committee on Rules.

I think it is absolutely critical that we are able to compel the executive branch to comply with congressional subpoenas.

I believe that we are both, irrespective of who leads the Congress, irrespective of who leads the White House, we are all disadvantaged as Americans when Congress becomes feckless in its attempts to do oversight over the executive branch.