Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 7 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive and Fair Tax Reform Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE. It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should-- (1) simplify and shrink the tax code to reduce burdens on taxpayers and businesses; (2) eliminate wasteful tax breaks for special interests and remove corporate tax loopholes; (3) get rid of extra tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires; and (4) crack down on cheaters and close the tax gap. ______ By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Akaka): S. 8. A bill to strengthen America's national security; to the Committee on Foriegn Relations.
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