Don Nickles: “It would mean that it would have to come within the total amount of money that we have on domestic discretionary…”

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

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.

I do not defend 199, period. I think Congress--when you are rewriting the tax code, you should have a uniform corporate rate, not a lower rate for manufacturing.

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