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“I thank the gentleman for adding that clarity. He is right, it was passed by Democratic votes, by one vote, I think, in both the House and Senate. But it is a much different vision than what we have now. We are in double digits with the deficit, we are maybe as low as $20 to $30 billion very soon, within the next year or 2. We are looking at a surplus budget. I think my colleague would agree that getting to a surplus budget is really going to free us now to take a look at paying off the debt, paying it down, building a better future for our kids, building a better future and a more secure future for our seniors. The surplus budget I think will not only enable us to talk about tax breaks for people who have missed out in this one, but I do think tax breaks the way Republicans believe they should happen, across-the-board tax cuts, rather than picking out winners and losers and carving out these things, which much of this has. But it is very, very good and very broad-based in this tax bill. But where we want to go is to go to a simpler tax system, a fairer tax system that has lower rates for everyone, so for those that want to invest in a small business or a farm or education or whatever, they make those choices, rather than that heavy inducement from Washington saying, you really ought to go and do this, or, this is what we want you to do. Let people explore their own potential.”