On the recordApril 19, 2012
I think it needs to be reiterated once again that the sponsor of the underlying bill, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), believes that we need to find pay-fors. We need to pay for it and not add to the deficit when it comes to disaster relief. Let's put that in perspective. A hurricane hits, wipes out a town. The American government cannot go and rescue and help those people and pay for that without finding a pay-for in order to substitute for that payment. When tornados hit middle America and peoples' lives are destroyed, their homes are destroyed, and cities and towns are eviscerated, the Congress has to come up with pay-fors in order to help in that disaster relief, but not when it comes to a tax break for companies that will offshore American jobs. Those tax breaks we don't have to pay for. Mr. Cantor doesn't believe you have to pay for those. But for disasters that hit America and cities and towns that are annihilated, they must be paid for. I just think that needs to be pointed out to the American people. The Levin bill is a far superior bill. It incentivizes growth within small businesses without burdening the American taxpayer at the same time. Whose money are we talking about? This is not the small business person's money. This is money that otherwise would be revenue to the country.…
