Don Nickles: “If you do really good tax reform, you do not need energy tax issues. Let the marketplace work.”

I could not disagree with you more.

Law makers must carefully distinguish between the need for tax credits which may operate as subsidies, compared to more favored tax deductions which are expensed as part of ordinary business operations.

It is time for it to stand on its own. Enough is enough.

We should not be giving advantages to our international competitors over our U.S.-based companies.