Jim Renacci

That is an easy step that Congress can take to alleviate poverty.

I again want to thank my colleague, Mr. Lewis, for his work with me and this legislation. I also truly want to thank Mr. Pascrell. As he said, I hope it is a sign of things to come, where we can work together on important issues that face…

When President Clinton first ran for office he said very simply it is the economy, stupid. Right now it is the Tax Code, stupid.

There is nothing that strikes fear in the hearts of the American people more than the IRS getting involved with them.

I am committed to finding a way to crack down on the growing threat that has devastated millions of taxpayers.

It is nearly impossible to defend the status quo, the problem.

The burden of corporate tax does not ultimately fall on the corporations, it is borne by the people, either customers, investors, or workers.

The problem is we have no sense of urgency. That is the real problem.

It is clear that our international tax system is outdated and anti-competitive, and makes U.S. companies vulnerable to foreign takeovers.

I do believe it is important for Congress to act this year to make our international tax rules more competitive.

It is really clear that our international tax system is outdated and anticompetitive, our current rules discourage domestic investment and make U.S. companies vulnerable to foreign takeovers.

The biggest boondoggle, in my opinion, in the history of the United States, the biggest, biggest waste of money--you know, and that is saying a lot--is probably this high-speed rail project in California, $70 billion.

This bipartisan bill would encourage job creation by providing States with more flexibility to help unemployed individuals collect paychecks instead of benefit checks.

I firmly believe that we must place progress over politics and work together to end the job-crushing politics that have consumed Washington and choked progress toward economic recovery.

I want to thank the chairman; I want to thank the gentleman from Illinois for his comments; and I want to thank the gentleman from Georgia, my colleague from the other side. {time} 1500 Look, it is pretty simple. It is unacceptable for a…

Okay. So I think the answer has to be not shifting because if we are shifting we are not doing anything. The unfunded liabilities are continuing. We have to come up with a plan as to how we can fix this program.

Social Security is really on an unsustainable path. This should be of serious concern to my colleagues and the American taxpayers.

The Social Security Disability Program provides an essential income safety net. We all know that it will be unable to pay full benefits in 2016.

I hope at some point in time we can do that going forward, because I do want to look at that 24-year-old some day and say: You can do the same thing.

We cannot continue to jump from budget crisis to budget crisis.

I am shocked to hear our friends across the aisle when they say there is no cause for immediate action.

Our country is more than 17 trillion in debt and digging our way out is not as simple as cashing in on Treasury securities.

Poverty has increased by approximately 58 percent over the last decade, despite a stagnant population and a whole host of federal programs created to end the cycle of poverty.

The bill before us today offers a realistic alternative to the EPA's misguided and unachievable approach to regulating new and existing power plants. I applaud Representative Whitfield's efforts on this critical piece of legislation, and I…

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