Political Quotes

“Madam President, last week, former Vice President Biden released his Presidential tax plan. I wish he would release the list of people he is going to put on the Supreme Court, like he said he was going to do in June. He hasn't done that, and, I think, yesterday, he said he wasn't going to do it, but we do have his high-tax plan. He has vowed to raise taxes immediately on U.S. businesses even though our country is recovering from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Usually, when you are in that economic condition, you don't raise taxes, and the very last thing struggling Americans need, and particularly the businesses that create the jobs, is a massive tax increase at this time. Of course, Mr. Biden's tax plan shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. His party seems to think the answer to every problem in America is to raise taxes and spend more money. When he was Vice President, the U.S. corporate tax rate was the highest in the industrialized world. It isn't now because of President Trump's tax proposals and the tax reform legislation we passed December 2017. Prior to tax reform, U.S. companies were not competitive with their foreign counterparts. And there were constant headlines about companies that were moving their headquarters overseas, largely because of our outdated tax system. In fact, a number of Mr. Biden's proposals make me think that he is reliving his time as Vice President.…”