Patrick J. Tiberi

I oppose the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.

I have heard for years now from hundreds of businesses and nonprofits about the need for pension reforms, especially for defined benefit plans.

The cost of doing nothing is too high a price to pay.

Increasing pension costs have hampered both the job growth and capital investment needed to grow the economy and have threatened retirement security for American workers.

I know what it means personally for a family to lose the pension they were relying on.

Fixing our broken Tax Code will strengthen the economy to help employers create more jobs and increase wages for American families.

I applaud Chairman Camp for his work on the draft and for working to fix our broken Tax Code.

the notion that tax cuts pay for themselves was a rallying cry for the deficit finance tax cuts from the previous decade

to apply the assessment that all tax cuts pay for themselves, reduce the deficit, or grow the economy really doesn't make sense economically

If we are to expand benefits, raising payroll taxes on wealthier Americans to do it, wouldn't we be right back where we are today?

I thank the gentleman from Michigan as well as the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Chairman Issa, for their ability to pass this through committee and bring it to the floor today. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support…

Promising people more benefits at no cost isn't new, especially in an election year.

Thank you, Chairman Camp, for your leadership on this important issue and your leadership on the tax-writing committee. If we would have had similar leadership in the Senate and at the White House, we would have a different discussion…

I yield myself such time as I may consume for my closing. Mr. Speaker, the choice is very clear. As the gentleman from Massachusetts--who is a friend of mine and who I agree with on a lot-- said we should be here to talk about…

May I inquire how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio has 15 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 6 minutes remaining.

Before I yield to the gentlewoman from Kansas, I would like to submit, for the Record, a letter from over 100 associations that represent thousands of employers and job creators, of whom represent hundreds of thousands of employees. In the…

I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Kansas (Ms. Jenkins), a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee. {time} 1000

Just for the record, the gentleman from Texas has voted for the policy of either increasing or extending section 179, without offsets, six times on a temporary basis for a total of 8 years.

I will tell the gentleman from Michigan my constituents don't have to be scared. They watch us. I don't have to tell them anything. And I am certainly not going to tell Mr. Skinner or Mr. Price, trust us, we will retroactively, we will…

The gentleman from Michigan has time to yield to the gentleman from Texas. The motion to recommit that the minority keeps talking about today will add billions to the deficit as well, and as I explained earlier, the problem with the…

I would like to read from the letter that I received from the National Association of Manufacturers. Having certainty over the tax treatment of critical investments will make planning for future investments significantly easier. Capital…

On rollcalls No. 241 and No. 242 I did not cast my vote due to a weather-related flight delay. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on both. ____________________

I would like to thank the gentleman from Michigan for his kind words about the honoree today. I rise in support of the bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to a Buckeye native, Jack Nicklaus. As Mr. Huizenga said, often called the…

On rollcall No. 600 (final passage of H.R. 1965) I was unavoidably detained and did not cast my vote. Had I been present, I would have voted, ``yea.'' ____________________

That is just crazy. And for us not to acknowledge that is crazy is just so disappointing and discouraging.