Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 14, 2010
So if we keep soaking the owners of businesses with excessive taxation, we're going to have a problem with jobs. So what the solution to these problems is--we're making it sound complicated. It shouldn't be complicated. It's simply that you've got to back off on taxes and back off on government spending. It's as simple as that.
Said by
W. Todd Akin
Missouri

Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses the impact of excessive taxation on job creation and the need for tax and spending reductions.

Share

More from W. Todd Akin

Apr 25, 2012

On rollcall No. 181, I was unavoidably detained and would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

govinfo.gov
Jul 14, 2011

The lady before me said it so eloquently and so simply: Why do we want to spend a whole lot of money? We're already in a crisis now. Huge debates about how are we going to control Federal spending. And here we find this proposal to drop…

govinfo.gov
Dec 6, 2011

On rollcall No. 889, 890 and 891, I was delayed and unable to vote. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea'' on all three. ____________________

govinfo.gov
Sep 9, 2011

On rollcall Nos. 695 and 696, I was delayed and unable to vote. Had I been present I would have voted ``aye'' on both. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation