Ben Cardin actually said...

I just would point out Senator Mathias started the efforts, the great Republican Senator from Maryland; Senator Sarbanes continued that effo...

Having authorization puts it in a much stronger position.

This bill is important for many reasons, and I appreciate each of the witnesses' testimony as to various parts of it.

I believe that the only way we can get to strong bipartisan tax reform is by having a public and transparent tax reform process.