Don Nickles: “I hope we can come to a compromise. I hope people do not draw the lines too firm in the sand and not allow us to make…”

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.

The administration's proposal would dramatically scale down the activity in the oil patch.

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