Political Quotes

“I am here to talk about the cell phone provision of this bill. I am pleased to work with my friend, Sam Johnson, on the other side of the aisle in addressing what really is an anachronism in the Tax Code. Maybe at the time this technology was just coming into being this made sense, but presently, to have exhaustive record keeping of every business-provided cell phone out there--especially given basically the unlimited minutes usage plans so common in the marketplace--makes no sense whatsoever. You know, the longest journey begins with a single step. We've got a long journey ahead of us in terms of simplifying the Tax Code in ways that make it much more sensible and clear, and I would like to think we can do a lot of this on a bipartisan basis. So let's take this step today on cell phones. Working together across the aisle, let's make this ridiculous requirement go away. Let's end the confusion at the IRS in terms of what they're supposed to do, trying to enforce a provision that is virtually unenforceable and ridiculous. Let's pass this bill, clarify the law, and use this as an example that even in this day and in this place we can work together to make sense of the Tax Code, and let's increase our ambitions from here.”