Rob Portman: “I would say our partners in local and State government feel they are paying far more than their share. I would say that…”

“I would say our partners in local and State government feel they are paying far more than their share. I would say that the citizens of the United States who are paying hidden taxes, where we take the credit for imposing mandates on State and local government, they pay the taxes, whether it is property taxes at the local level, State income taxes, or State sales taxes, that is not a fair system. That is the current system. I think more than their fair share is being paid at that level. We need to have an informed debate on the issue. That is all this legislation does. Whether it is health and safety, whether it is environmental issues, we are just asking for the information and a debate on the issue.”