Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman very much for yielding. It is great to be here with my friends from the State of Michigan. As a Republican, sometimes people ask: What is the difference? I always say: Well, Republicans, we believe in less government, individual responsibility, lower taxes, more personal freedoms and liberties. From my time here in Washington, I have always wanted a fairer, flatter, simpler Tax Code. We shouldn't have to fear filing our income taxes. We shouldn't have to fear whether we have the receipts. I think the other thing that was always frustrating about the Tax Code is you never know if you have done enough of the itemizing that you are actually going to get anything or not. And then, have you forgotten something that you are not recouping? So having said that, that is why--and I am glad Congressman Mitchell raised this issue, the fairer, flatter, simpler Tax Code. Before we passed the bill, 80 percent of my constituents did not itemize. Under this tax reform, 90 percent of all of my filers--90 percent--will be able to do it on this simple postcard. And it is easy to find. People can pull it up at fairandsimple.gop to check it out. Congressman Upton was correct: this process worked. We had a House bill and we had a Senate bill, and then the two sides merged to keep some of the deductions that people really thought were important, and a great compromise that was working. So the question is: Is the proof in the pudding?…”