Political Quotes

“I must congratulate the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Sessions] and the gentleman from Montana [Mr. Hill] for their leadership on this issue, which is going to help small business and is going to help the economy, frankly. Ninety percent of jobs, as I understand it, are jobs through small business, from the individual talent and enthusiasm and creativity of individuals who are really trying to make a difference. So I would urge that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, Republicans and Democrats, support H.R. 1145. This home office deduction and assistance with health care will help more jobs be created, and with our overall goal of having more people employed, stabilizing the tax base, we know small business is the engine of our economy, and I really believe this is a step in the right direction. Furthermore, I have to applaud the gentlemen again, because frankly, IRS reform is an idea whose time has arrived, not only here as far as the home office deduction, which will create more jobs and create economic growth, but I believe it is a step in the right direction of making IRS more taxpayer-friendly, if that is possible. I would like to see us actually change the burden of proof, that the taxpayer is presumed to be correct and the IRS commissioner would have the burden of proof.”