Joe Barton: “Well, I think it is interesting that when you really look at the facts and you look at the data that is out there, every…”

“Well, I think it is interesting that when you really look at the facts and you look at the data that is out there, every State that has it, it works. We pointed out, you pointed out, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Hall] pointed out, that taxes are lower, they grow slower, and that the economy, therefore, grows faster and more jobs are created. We point out that regardless of what your party affiliation is, it is supported anywhere from 80 to 64 percent. Regardless of your socioeconomic status, low, middle, or high, it is supported. More States are adding this tax limitation provision to their State constitutions every year. Voters of Nevada have already passed it once. Their constitution requires two separate votes. they are going to vote on it again this fall. We think they will ratify it and they will be the eleventh State to put it in the constitution. There are some dozen, dozen and a half, States that have got initiatives underway, so we are simply doing what is already being done and continuing to be done in the States, and I think that with your support and the support of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Hall] we have an excellent chance to get enough Democrat support to pass it by two-thirds on the floor this evening.”