"this is a most serious regressive tax."
"while car rental excise taxes may seem like an attractive option for shifting the burden of paying for a stadium onto non-residents, in truth, residents bear the majority of the burden."
"I thank Congressman Graves for joining me in introducing the legislation."
"The act prohibits future discriminatory state and local taxation of the rental of motor vehicles."
"the very same people who can't afford tickets to go into the stadium are the same ones that pay more for--for the rental car taxes."
"Would it be so awful to exacerbate the tax burden on the multi-, multi-, multi-millionaires and billionaires who own these teams?"
"And I thank my predecessor in the Judiciary Committee, and in the House, Rick Boucher, a fine gentleman from Virginia."
"I have warned that the number one issue, in my opinion, plaguing transportation in America is vehicular congestion."
"it is a very regressive tax, because it is not adjusted to the person's income."
"It is a great tragedy this agent was killed and it will be a year next week, as I understand it."
"We agree that not only do you have the power but the means should be provided to the states."