Dave Camp: “I thank the gentleman from New York for those kind remarks and also for the work we have been able to do together over…”

“I thank the gentleman from New York for those kind remarks and also for the work we have been able to do together over the years. I remember the first legislation that we really worked together on was the Adoption and Safe Families Act, which was signed into law and has done a lot to move children from a temporary situation into a permanent loving home. And I want to thank the gentleman for his leadership on that and other issues on the committee. And as a former chairman of the committee, you have sat in the chair I am sitting in right now and know what a challenge it can be at times. But we have done some great work together. I do happen to believe, though, that this legislation would create jobs. And it is not just my opinion. These provisions have been analyzed by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, and that indicates that these are all important provisions. There has been some reference to the fact that we are close to an election. And I think clearly what most Americans are sick of is the dysfunction in Washington, the lack of ability for the two parties to get together, whether it is the Republicans and Democrats in the House or Democrat majorities in the Senate and Republican majorities in the House. And these are all bipartisan provisions. These are all tax provisions that have had significant Democrat support and votes.…”