Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

I could not be more proud of what Chairman Feinstein is doing. I could not be more confident in her leadership.

Senator Whitehouse expresses pride in Chairman Feinstein's leadership.

05/20/2009

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So one thing I will note as I close out my questioning: we have heard testimony today that 36 percent of missing tax revenues of the tax gap...

My Republican colleagues and I may disagree on what makes a fair tax code, but we very much agree that everyone should pay what they owe.

Ramped-up enforcement is essential, but it is no substitute for addressing the fundamental injustice in the tax code.

The IRS conservatively estimates the tax gap--the difference between taxes owed and taxes collected--to be $441 billion per year.