On the recordSeptember 18, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend. Look, the Joint Tax Committee has suggested that if we don't deal with this problem of corporations changing their tax address to escape their responsibilities to the citizens of this country, it will add $20 billion to the deficit, which taxpayers will have to make up. I just want to emphasize the point the gentleman made because Mr. Camp has called upon Senate Democrats to vote on the Hire Our Heroes bill. In fact, that bill is in the Senate 2-year extender bill in the United States Senate, which is currently being blocked and filibustered by our Republican Senate colleagues. I would also point out that the cost of that bill, which we all accept, is $700 million added to the deficit. You are now putting it in a package with all sorts of corporate giveaways that doesn't cost $700 million but, together, costs $573 billion to the deficit, all in an afternoon's work. Mr. Speaker, this is an irresponsible bill. We should vote ``no.''
