Roy Blunt: “for 40 years, as Americans watched the Tax Code grow to 5.5 million words, special interests were gaining power at the…”

“for 40 years, as Americans watched the Tax Code grow to 5.5 million words, special interests were gaining power at the expense of working families, families who formed the backbone of America, who work hard, play by the rules, and pay more than their fair share of the taxes. James Madison warned about the evils of special interests, which he called ``factions'' because special interests could make demands, demands at the expense of the public good, at the expense of common interests, at the expense of sound policy. James Madison was right, and history, for the past 40 years, has shown that special interests have grown in power while ordinary middle-class families watch their tax bills grow year after year. Last year, for the first time in 16 years, we gave American families a tax break. Let us eliminate the marriage penalty; let us help working families. Let us let the Tax Code work for Americans and not for the special interests.”