Charles Boustany: “Comprehensive tax reform focused squarely on improving economic performance would go a long way toward creating that…”

I have no other Members wishing to speak on the bill, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

I believe it is of vital importance to seek solutions to the problem of delayed payments for veterans' medical care.

I thank the gentleman. The American people want transparency. I don't understand why our friends on the other side of the aisle would be opposed to transparency. All we are asking is that these agencies be truthful and very clear with the…

This is an absolutely essential amendment because we need more transparency about methods and how these assumptions are built into what they are proposing. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Loudermilk).