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Peter Roskam is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 6th congressional district from 2007 to 2019. During his time in Congress, Roskam served on several key committees, including the Ways and Means Committee, where he focused on tax reform and healthcare issues. He was known for his advocacy of conservative fiscal policies and played a role in the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017.
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $10,000,000)''. Page 10, line 7, after the…
Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, we have had a great deal of discussion today on the floor about the activity of the IRS, and these stories have been known to us. We have had a great deal of…
Mr. Chairman, there is no need to attack the IRS if the IRS doesn't attack the American public. The IRS is the manipulator. The IRS is the entity that used this power of manipulation to ask this question: Explain in detail the activities…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we all know that short-term tax policy is bad for business, bad for the economy, and bad for jobs, yet we have heard today from our friends on the other side of the aisle a couple of things…
You make a fair point, and that is that permanency is something that we need to strive for. You and I would be on common ground with the idea of permanently fixing this provision. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman from…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to address two of the criticisms that I heard from my colleague. The gentleman from Michigan makes a fair point about permanency. Look, permanency is a great goal…
I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Chair, I am happy to see $20 million included in this appropriations bill for the reimbursement of uranium and thorium cleanup. I also want to highlight the language in the bill that directs the…
Thank you very much. I want to thank you for yielding and thank the gentlewoman for yielding. To your point, Alzheimer's is a devastating illness, and it is absolutely ravaging our Nation. Five million Americans are suffering from it, and…
Can you imagine what it would be like if, instead of waiting for this disease to wake up with a slow awakening or a realization that either you have been struck with Alzheimer's yourself or you are observing this in a loved one, if…
I am a cosponsor of both of those pieces of legislation, one authored by a Republican, one authored by a Democrat. I think the point is there has got to be a sense of clarity. We have limited resources here. There is an incredible upside…
I want to compliment you and say thank you to the gentleman from California for your leadership on this issue, your leadership on the Alzheimer's Task Force, and your bringing people together on both sides of the aisle and trying to…
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