Pete Domenici: “I support ours, the one we have been describing. We didn't come down as far as them, but 28 is ours.”

I think that the last point that Dr. Rivlin made you can find in the report: that our plan is more progressive than the tax code we are replacing.

I want to remind the committee again, and I will say it to you, Senator Snowe, remember, our package was put together by Democrats and Republicans, so we do not come here starting with one side or the other.

That is clearly a part of it, no question.

I guess I would start by saying that he, Senator Alexander, he typifies the American Dream.