Charles Boustany

I want to shift gears for a moment and talk about the bonuses that have been distributed.

You can put a freeze on it now. Put a freeze on these bonuses.

I see amazing potential to further integrate energy markets between the U.S. and Brazil

And I see this as a strong vehicle to impress U.S. leadership in trade, and I am very excited about the prospects.

It is critically important that Congress develop and pass strong bipartisan trade promotion authority to set out the negotiating objectives for this negotiation.

I was really enthusiastic about your comments in your written testimony about the geopolitical implications of getting this done.

We applaud Congressman Boustany's legislation, H.R. 763, to fully repeal the fee in order to avoid the negative impact that it will have on state Medicaid programs and beneficiaries.

The legislation has overwhelming bipartisan support that continues to grow each day.

It's wrong and needs to be fixed before it goes into full effect in 2014.

American small businesses and workers aren't asking for a bailout or a handout, they just want a level playing field.

The President's health care law is a prime example of this.

Enabling all Americans to have access to quality and affordable healthcare was, and remains, a laudable goal.

Given the importance of nonprofit colleges and universities, it is critical that the Subcommittee continue its review of this segment of the tax-exempt sector.

We see obvious waste on the other hand.

We are borrowing a dollar for every--for every dollar of spending, 60 cents is borrowed.

It has been clearly stated obviously that the benefits of a close trade and investment relationship with India is very significant, and it is also strategically important as well as we look at the growth in Asia.

This has been a really informative and compelling hearing. I really appreciate all of our witnesses and their testimony.

The device tax is bad policy, and that it needs to be reversed.

I thank the gentleman.

The new law gives the impression that there are provisions to help finance Medicare and improve Medicare.

This Subcommittee is deeply concerned about the ever rising level of complexity in the Tax Code.

But the new tax hits employers regardless of profitability, and has already resulted in layoffs and additional delays in new products reaching the market.

The new medical device tax is particularly destructive, as it targets one of the few remaining industries in which America continues to lead the world in innovation.

These unprecedented new taxes could hardly come at a worse time as our economy continues to struggle through the slowest recovery on record.

The health care law contains over a trillion dollars in new taxes on employers, medical device makers, families buying health insurance, and others.