Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing. I also want to congratulate you on your Chairmanship.
It is an honor for me to be here today, and I deeply appreciate the work of the Subcommittee on which I have served.
I urge its--both of these bills consideration.
We have a solution that will grow the economy, dramatically simplify the Code, and lower our tax bills every year.
What we propose for individuals filing is something as simple as a postcard.
What should be a simple calculation is so complicated that 9 out of 10 people either pay a professional or have to buy software just to figu...
Think about it. Right now, on this iPhone, I can pull up an airline app... Now, contrast that with our Tax Code, which is so complicated tha...
Our Tax Code has grown so bloated over the past 30 years, to the point that it is draining our productivity and producing a headache for nea...
the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on tax reform ideas that simplify our broken tax code
We are against the estate tax. We are against the death tax.
The State of Illinois has an underlying fiscal mess, a complete disaster.