"I am especially glad, by the way, that the President said he supported getting rid of it this year."
"Until entrepreneurs can get an accurate idea of the new government regulations that lay ahead, they are unlikely to invest in expanding their enterprises."
"Unsustainable deficits can result in higher interest rates that hit small businesses especially hard."
"The President has repeatedly stated that small businesses will lead our economic recovery."
"Small Businesses simply cannot thrive under these conditions."
"Death should not be a taxable event. The notion that the federal government is owed anything upon the death of a family member is outrageous to me."
"I support a full repeal of the estate tax, and I have introduced legislation, H.R. 664, to make the 2001 and 2003 tax relief, including the estate tax phase-out, permanent."
"I don't think there is anything that could be said or any question that I could ask that would get me to be more against the estate tax."
"I appreciate, very much appreciate, your leadership on this issue and commend you for working in a bipartisan manner on developing legislation that is going to provide changes to the Small Business Ad..."
"Thank you, Madam Chair, for holding this important hearing to consider legislative changes to the SBA's capital access programs."
"access to credit and capital is critical to small businesses and to our American economy."