Political Quotes

“I rise today to support H.R. 3419, the Tax Simplification and Technical Corrections Act. I salute Chairman Rostenkowski for this legislation, as it is yet another in the long line of bills which demonstrate the chairman's dedication to improving and simplifying our Nation's Tax Code. During his tenure with the House Ways and Means Committee, the chairman has worked tirelessly to improve and refine the code on behalf of the American people. I appreciate his willingness to work with me on a particular aspect of this bill, and I look forward to like cooperative efforts for many years to come. This is an important simplification bill, and one of the reasons that this is true is that it contains a piece of legislation that I introduced last year, the Public Pension Simplification Act. This bill, which was my first legislative effort as a Member of Congress, has 24 House cosponsors of both political parties. The intention of this provision is to secure the promised pension benefits of many loyal hard-working public employees across the country as well as in the State of Illinois, and in particular the city of Chicago, including the police officers, firefighters, and teachers of that great city.”