Dave Camp: “I yield myself such time as I may consume. We've heard some talk about what does the fiscal cliff mean, and I would say…”

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. We've heard some talk about what does the fiscal cliff mean, and I would say that I agree with my friend from Maryland that if we didn't address the fiscal cliff issue, every single American would see a tax increase, and it would be a big tax increase. It would be the biggest tax increase in the history of the country. That's why it's so important we're here tonight acting in a permanent way. And I would say also to my friend from Michigan, he is correct, this is a permanent tax policy. These are permanent tax provisions we're putting in this bill that permanently sets the baseline. It permanently sets how much money the government can take out of the economy. Because of this, this is the largest tax cut in American history. I think that's helpful, because the best way to get out of our debt and deficit is to grow our economy. We can do that through comprehensive and fundamental tax reform, and this is just the first step to getting to the ability to strengthen our economy and create the jobs we so badly need. We've had years of anemic economic growth. We have projected anemic economic growth in 2013. It is so important that we try to create jobs and grow the economy, and we can do that through comprehensive pro- growth tax reform that lowers rates, broadens the base, and simplifies a Tax Code that is far too complex.…”