I thank the gentleman from Michigan for his yielding me the balance of the time. I want to thank all my colleagues for coming to the floor today to defend the middle class of this country. We all believe--and I think both Democrats and…

I appreciate the comments of my friend from California, and I don't question his motivation. But I would suggest that if the assumption is that we believe everyone cheats, I think that's wrong. What I hear from the other side--not from the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. I wonder if my friend from Kentucky heard from his middle class taxpayers. I know he's heard from the small business owners. We've all heard from them. But has he heard from the middle class? When…

Thank you, Mr. Levin. I am a bit disturbed as well about the description of the individuals we're talking about here, as though everyone is trying to scam the system. I would just point out, in the bill H.R. 4994, which had bipartisan…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin) for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill not because I oppose the repealing of the 1099 reporting requirements. I do. I have a record of supporting…

Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia controls his time. The gentleman apparently refuses to yield.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker, the reason for my asking for my colleagues to yield was to inquire as to the procedures of the House.

I appreciate the time from the gentleman from Colorado. I've attempted so far again to ask two more gentlemen from the other side of the aisle to yield for the purposes of answering a question. I've noticed that not a single one as of yet…

I will ask that as well. What of the example I gave you of a family of four earning $88,000 a year who gets a bonus--how many here have heard of a bonus of $250? They get a bonus because they worked hard. They get that bonus and they are…

Once again I asked the gentleman to yield. He refused to yield because he has no answer. But I'm correct. The example that I gave of a family of four making $88,000 would have a huge tax increase because of this bill of $4,460. You refused…

I thank the gentleman. I was attempting to ask the gentleman from Georgia to yield so I could ask him a question: What part of what I said about the family of four earning $88,000 and getting a bonus of $250, and their exposure then to…

Democrats want to enact the repeal of the 1099 reporting requirements. We passed a bill in July of 2010 that didn't raise taxes on anyone. Instead, it closed loopholes that allowed for the exporting of U.S. jobs overseas. Guess what…