Political Quotes

On the recordJune 7, 2012
It is interesting to talk about an open or closed rule when we are discussing something with the Affordable Care Act. We all know what an open process that it was developed under and how wide open and inclusive that that was. Let's talk some basic economics with this. If you tax something more, you get less of it. That's simple economics. Apparently, somehow there is a desire to get less medical innovation. If we go to the medical innovators--the people with the latest devices, the newest devices, the best devices that are getting Americans healthier, that are providing a better quality of life for people from infants to senior adults--and then tax them more, we are discouraging them from future innovation and from creating the next products that create the next big medical wave on it. Currently, the best medical innovation in the world is happening in the United States of America. We want to keep it that way. We talk a lot about: Why are we losing manufacturing jobs? Why are manufacturing jobs going around the world? I'll tell you why we're losing manufacturing jobs. It's because, every time you turn around when you're in a manufacturing segment, you've got a Federal regulator in your building who is checking out something else. Whether it's your paperwork or your process or your people, they are constantly checking everything else. We also have this very high corporate tax structure. We have the highest in the industrial world.…
Said by
James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma
Source
govinfo.gov
Jun 7, 2012

Share

More from James Lankford

Jul 18, 2026

Putin is a murderous KGB thug, and the countries still buying Russian oil and natural gas know they are funding his war against Ukraine," said Lankford.

lankford.senate.gov
Jul 17, 2026

If you lose your job, the government shouldn’t tell you the only way forward is to go work for somebody else. Some folks have a business idea they’ve been dreaming about for years, and losing a job might be the push to finally chase it.

coons.senate.gov
Jul 10, 2026

Every person has inherent worth and dignity, including those facing their final days.

theguardian.com
Aug 7, 2026

I have made fun of other states for years because there's quite a few states around the country that can't seem to figure out how to be able to count.

foxnews.com

Other voices in this conversation