Patrick J. Tiberi

Tax reform done right will grow jobs and grow paychecks, helping restore the virtuous cycle that gives entrepreneurs the confidence to take a risk and reach for the American dream.

I introduced the bipartisan Investing in Opportunity Act to attract capital and investment in distressed communities

Entrepreneurship matters. It matters because startup businesses drive the innovation that fuels economic growth and opportunity

I found in your testimony what was fascinating is that--and let me get this right--that the largest groups benefitting from 401(k) plans are employees who earn less than $50,000 a year.

I take issue with the fact that, as a pass-through, getting a tax cut is not appropriate.

Today, if you are a successful pass-through--and no one is going to guarantee that you are a successful business owner--in America, you are paying almost 45 percent of what you make at the top bracket just to the Federal Government.

I've heard from many employers, in Ohio and around the country, that they are struggling to fill good-paying job vacancies.

I have heard from a number of employers in my district, manufacturers, about the potential that some of our trading partners could misuse national security justifications to have retaliatory and protectionist actions taken against them.

Can you commit to this Committee that you will make it a priority of this Administration to engage with our trading partners, particularly in this case, Korea, the Republic of Korea, who continue to dump these products into our country?

Drug abuse has become rampant in America and may be the worst the country has experienced.

If you are watching this, you have an opioid problem, you have a drug problem in your community.

Education and skill development are the key to a productive, adaptable labor force.

Innovation is integral to economic development, especially in an advanced economy.

We can do better, especially for the communities where folks feel they are being left behind.

The U.S. economy did not surge back from the last recession as it had after every other recession since World War II.

It is a pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Francis Rooney), a new Member of this Congress, and a new member of the Joint Economic Committee.

I recently introduced a bill with several of my colleagues called the STOP Act... to try to keep illicit drugs from entering our country through foreign posts.

On rollcall Nos. 544 (on passage of H.R. 5719), 545 (motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended H.R. 5320), 546 (motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended H.R. 5946), 547 (motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended H.R…

I don't think I have any more speakers and am ready to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

I have great affection for my colleague from Oregon as well, but today we are making this piece of legislation, this thing called the Affordable Care Act, better. In fact, JCT says that, in 10 years, nearly 10 million households in America…

You give us hope. You give me hope. These are such important issues.

Real people are experiencing problems in their health care who didn't have problems before.

I sometimes get frustrated because I know in my heart that when the Affordable Care Act was passed, it was done with good intentions.

We should look to improve benefits for lower-income individuals who work their entire lives paying into Social Security.