We all know that comprehensive tax reform is going to have to be bipartisan.

It seems to me that you and Mr. Buckley are both saying, in some fashion, that for businesses to grow, it is important to retain earnings for long-term planning and investment.

I am very much committed to working with you and our colleagues towards that end.

Democrats and Republicans, in my view, share the goal of getting the tax code out of the business of picking economic winners and losers.

I think the kind of concern I would have is, if a company has already eliminated its tax liability, what incentive would it have to hire disadvantaged workers or invest in low-income communities?

In my view, in America, to create more jobs in the private sector and make us as competitive as possible in a tough global economy, we want business decisions made for business reasons, not for tax reasons.

I think Chairman Hatch is absolutely right in bringing up the issue of debt versus equity today for our committee to discuss.

Now, the tax code provides a number of important incentives for companies to invest: in research and development for example, infrastructure, hard-to-employ workers, a variety of priorities that, on a bipartisan basis, have been designated…

Mr. Chairman, I again want to commend you for taking on this debt and equity issue. This is extraordinarily important.

I have offered three proposals recently.

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I'm glad the committee will have this opportunity today to dig into the specifics.

That would be the most efficient system and the way to ensure a progressive tax system, in my view.

This morning the Finance Committee will discuss the concept of corporate integration, which isn't exactly a topic that comes up at summer picnics.

That is why the five employees ought to be concerned about this.

the bill that Senator Coats and I have would just take a tiny part of it, not the entire thing.

We are facing a water emergency in the West.

Corporate integration is about eliminating what some people call double taxation, where income is taxed once at the corporate level and again at the individual level.

The United States will pay a profound environmental and economic price if greater attention and resources are not devoted to this issue.

To get tax reform passed, it is going to have to be bipartisan.

I repeat, one salt cedar tree consumes about 200 gallons of water a day.

Today I want to begin mostly with questions about what corporate integration would mean for middle-class families and small businesses looking for opportunities to get ahead.

I have seen salt cedar removal projects work in places like the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.

significant efficiencies can be achieved through corporate integration.