"I do want to associate myself with Senator Isakson's comments about the importance of 45J, the Nuclear Production Tax Credits."
"The only real comment that was glossed over that I thought was really important was when you answered Senator Casey from Pennsylvania."
"The direction we are heading in is that the person who is at the lowest end of the economic ladder really would have no tax liability in your tax reform package."
"Folks at home are a lot smarter than we give them credit for being, but we simply do not talk to them."
"If we are looking for a way to have a conversation with middle America about getting a raise at work, the corporate tax rate is one of the fastest ways for us to get to that higher income for the folk..."
"My final point relates to the folks whom I care most about, folks back in South Carolina and around the country who are like my mother was, a hardworking single mom who struggled to make her ends meet..."
"And then with regulatory reform, we should have a robust economic activity that leads to economic growth, perhaps the 2.9 percent over 10 years."
"Those regulations, the reporting regulations being imposed on those property and casualty companies that have international exposure, doing international work--they are not trying to escape taxation."
"I share the administration's concerns about our debt, which ballooned by nearly doubling under the previous administration."
"I also share the overall goal in the budget to reduce deficits without raising taxes, keeping in mind that our Nation's debt nearly doubled during the previous administration."
"For 6 years now, I have been beating the drum on tax reform."
"I think examining the transparency, the due process, and likelihood of distress associated with these designations is good public policy."