"I have had a longstanding interest in the WEP issue and am an original cosponsor of this bill with Chairman Brady."
"Just again with institutional memory here, when we did this, when Chairman Thomas was the author."
"But the argument instead was, this is going to spur a lot of new investment. And that really didn't happen."
"I remember the fury when that proposal was released."
"Repealing the WEP has been a priority of mine for many, many years."
"I express my frustration at this hearing because oftentimes, even with the best proposals that step forward, they get caught up in partisan politics and we end up going backward, rather than forward."
"The bipartisan effort included Members and stakeholders alike. We heard from everybody over the course of 3 years."
"We are all aware of the great need to reform our broken and inefficient Tax Code, while replacing it with a Code that promotes job growth, lifts wages for all workers, and grows the middle class."
"It shouldn't be so hard to know what rates corporations are actually paying."
"Part of the solution is a carbon tax to help buy this down."
"There is no question that our broken corporate tax system has some--I represent some people--I don't know 50 percent that Mr. Reichert is talking about, but I represent some people who pay nearly the ..."