Patrick J. Tiberi

Tonight, we from Ohio would like to recognize and thank for their service five departing Members from the Ohio delegation. Congressmen Steve Austria, Dennis Kucinich, Steve LaTourette, Jean Schmidt, and Betty Sutton will end their service…

With that, I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Schock), a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee.

With that, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to yield 3 minutes to another distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee and a member of the Select Revenue Subcommittee, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed). {time} 1450

In your testimony you note that, 'for each percentage point lower unemployment, the increase in real hourly wages for low-wage workers is at least twice that of high-wage workers.'

Comprehensive tax reform is a chance to solve this problem.

Today what is dangerous with our Tax Code is that it appears that people or the Tax Code is saying to people, to Americans who are down on their luck, who had a job loss, that they will be penalized if they turn their luck around and are…

Providing an adequate safety net for Americans who have fallen on hard times I believe is a nonpartisan issue in this Congress.

In recent years, Congress has increasingly used the Tax Code to provide means-tested benefits to low- and moderate-income Americans. These programs, however, are often flawed, imposing high marginal tax rates on those in the phase-out…

His leadership in setting forth a transparent process for reviewing the tax extenders is what the American people expect from their congressional representatives.

We need to continue to provide certainty and predictability to people willing to invest and reducing our dependence on foreign oil.

Permanently extending this deduction is a necessary step in the continued fight against hunger in America, and I would urge your support.

Making tax policy this way obviously wreaks havoc on the ability of families and business owners to plan for future choices with any certainty.

We are trying to protect them from a significant tax increase and help them stretch their pocketbooks a little further.

Let the free market work. Phase out of these tax credits, but they need to be helped today.

It is absolutely essential that we give some certainty for the investment, to provide the ability to come to scale and reduce costs.

I encourage you to consider extending the production tax credit for wind energy.

I think it is very bad precedent for the Congress as a whole to pick winners and losers.

It makes no sense to penalize commuters who utilize mass transit.

My state ranks number two in wind energy production. We lead the country along with Texas and Illinois in the number of jobs created by that industry.

We need to encourage all individuals of every level regardless of income to give more to the charitable organizations.

I would argue that while the President talks a good game about 'all of the above,' his Administration... has been anything but 'all of the above.'

This one-time $13,000 credit is an enormous return on investment, puts those kids into loving, caring homes...

I hope this Committee will continue to support renewal of the renewable energy production tax credit because I really believe that is important for our nation's energy future.

Shortening the depreciation schedule stimulates the economy and job growth.

The R&D credit has proved an important incentive to spur our private sector investments in innovative research.