Political Quotes

“I want to thank my friend and colleague from Texas. Chairman Brady has done an incredible job at bringing this Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to the House floor. =========================== NOTE =========================== November 16, 2017, on page H9407, the following appeared: Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend and colleague from Texas. The online version has been corrected to read: Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend and colleague from Texas. ========================= END NOTE ========================= Today is an historic day, Mr. Speaker. For families who for so long have been calling out saying that they want to pay less in taxes, we answer that call today, Mr. Speaker. When you have heard the complaints, as I and so many others have every time we see a company move more jobs overseas, good, high-paying jobs overseas because America has the highest tax rate in the industrialized world, we finally do something about that today, Mr. Speaker, by cutting the corporate rate so that we can be competitive again and so that we can bring those jobs back home. Let's talk about something else that is going to be a benefit to hardworking families in this bill, Mr. Speaker. We finally simplify the Tax Code in a way that over 90 percent of American families will actually be able to do their taxes on a postcard.…”