John Conyers: “this is not a good day to have brought this measure to the floor. I would have liked to have recommended that you…”

“this is not a good day to have brought this measure to the floor. I would have liked to have recommended that you brought it on April 1 instead of April 15, and that is because this is a grand and elaborate but clear scheme that attempts to fool the American people. It is also, as it has been pointed out, a sham, to protect the wealthy of this country from being taxed fairly. It is a proposal that the House has once earlier defeated as a constitutional amendment and which the majority, the new majority, has on 4 different occasions violated the very principle that they now attempt to enshrine as a constitutional amendment on April 15. It is a demeaning insult to a Constitution that deals with fundamental rights and liberties, and it is a scam that will fail, and many of its proponents are fully aware of that. At heart, the measure before us tonight is designed to ensure that the very wealthiest of individuals and corporations never have to pay their fair share of taxes.”