Sander Levin

This hearing is not bipartisan, to try to attack the effort on 421.

By the way, people worked for their Social Security. It's not a hand-out from the government.

Our President has called again and again for a balanced approach to getting a handle on our nation's debt.

What we must focus on right now, and I emphasize this, is avoiding a default that would risk another financial crisis and millions of jobs.

we on this committee have a solemn obligation, a solemn obligation, to step up to the plate and address the matter at hand; avoiding a default, and finding a balanced approach to deficit reduction.

to hold President Obama accountable.

the so-called fair tax. And, Mr. Bartlett, I read from your special report dated December 24, 2007 on why the fair tax won't work.

Maybe there should be some hesitation to ask questions, but I will anyway.

I think we found that out today with a repatriation holiday because the witnesses who were here before very much articulated the reasons why we should not do it on a one-year basis, or a periodic basis.

I remember how previous chairs--myself, for a period of time, and those before us--talked rather negatively about rifle shots.

We still have a long way to go before we make up the nearly nine million jobs destroyed by the financial crisis and recession.

When it comes to corporate tax reform, a key principle should be that reform must encourage job creation here in the United States.

I think we need simplification, and remember what its purpose is.

Congress and the President need to work together to achieve a tax system that is fair, simple, and efficient.

The kind of tax reform proposed in the Republican budget would reduce taxes for the very highest earners, and increase the burden on working families.

The deficit must not undermine economic recovery, or be used as a maneuver to tear apart the fabric of programs that are important for American families.

the facts are striking in terms of the job loss for 8 years, and the job increase in 1 year.

The issue is how we do it. No one is saying do it by raising taxes alone.

A major impediment to job creation is the failure of the majority in the House to take any specific steps for job creation.

Fixing the donut hole created by the Republican plan was a key improvement of the Act.

What is really most scary is the plan from Republicans to privatize Medicare through a voucher system.

The Act strengthens Medicare's future, improves benefits for senior citizens and people with disabilities, and saves money for taxpayers.

Driving down costs does not mean necessarily that expenditures will not go up.

So your 800 or so are part of the 50 million who have no health insurance in this country?

John Boehner's proposal has been analyzed. It would add only three million people to the insured.