Kevin Brady: “I have to be honest, I have been real excited about this chance to talk about the fair tax because I think it really is…”

“I have to be honest, I have been real excited about this chance to talk about the fair tax because I think it really is the future of America. Let me just preface my remarks with the events of today. I was commuting from Texas to Washington. As I got off the plane, I learned today about American Nick Berg's murder by his al Qaeda captives. It took a great deal of air out of my balloon today just because of the barbarism of it all, and I think it is important for America to understand, for terrorists, for our enemies, this is not retaliation. It is routine. We have seen it in the beheading of Daniel Pearl and the mutilation of American workers. Yet again today, America is not to forget who we are fighting and how serious they are to defeat us. We have to unite in this test of wills against international terrorism because if we do not prevail, if we back off, if we lose our backbone, I do not believe any nation, any country, any community will be safe again; and I hope Nick Berg's family and friends understand how heavy a heart we all have tonight.”