Pat Ryan actually said...

"We are out of time, but the same debate occurs on the tax side of the ledger, which is do we get reality based scoring based on dynamic changes in personal behavior because of changes in the law?"

"Thank you very much. Thank you for your indulgence and your time. This is something we have to wade into, because I think all of us agree the system is not working to the extent that it needs to."

"I invited Chairman Ryan to today's hearing, but he made it clear when he decided not to run for President, that he prefers to keep his distance from the Secret Service."

"I think it misses the larger debate, which is, virtually every other country we are competing against has a value-added tax system that has rebates for its exporters."