It would also not apply to legislation that replaces one tax system with another, as long as that replacement is revenue-neutral; for example, if we were successful in tearing the income tax out by its roots and replacing it with a broad-based consumption tax, that legislation would be subject to a simple majority vote, is that correct?
Discussing tax legislation and voting requirements during a House floor debate.
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Well, clearly the 1986 tax reform took a lot of time to put together, and in the end, it prevailed with some very hard-hitting pressures from the top on both sides.
If you do [away with the alternative minimum tax], you will do a service for the country.
I don't think we can afford to charge our kids and our grandkids with tax cuts that we give out today.
The Tax Code has been used by so many people on the outside as a means of making whatever they want to occur happen in the country.
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