The Joint Committee on Taxation regularly publishes data on average tax rates paid by Americans, do they not?

the need to rein in mandatory spending is obviously one of the priorities that we need to address

The relative taxation of debt and equity has serious consequences for the economy and job creation, and it needs to be given careful consideration in the context of comprehensive tax reform.

I wanted to thank our witnesses for being here today, and also a special thanks to GAO for completing this report on abuse and neglect and maltreatment of children.

Any child's death is tragic, but the death of a child from abuse and neglect is especially troubling.

Our role here today is to be a voice for the voiceless, especially those children whose deaths are missing from official data today.

While our major trading partners have spent the last two decades reducing their corporate tax rates, the U.S. corporate rate is actually higher than it was 20 years ago, and the rates that apply to small businesses are scheduled to go up…

It's been 25 years since we reformed the Tax Code, and almost 50 years since we undertook a bottom-up review of our international tax laws.

As the deadline for filing individual tax returns approaches, the time for simplifying and stabilizing the Tax Code for individuals and families is also upon us.

If the pace of private sector job creation does not increase significantly, the national unemployment rate will remain unacceptably high for at least another 5 years.

The fact that large amounts of government debt slow down job creation should not be lost on lawmakers.