07/09/2013
https://www.congress.gov...
"At 35 percent, the United States has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world."
"Investment in research and development in life sciences creates good, high-paying jobs; keeps the United States on the cutting edge of global competitiveness."
"The goal today is to find out how we become competitive to make sure that we have the strongest economy of the 21st century."
"As opposed to health care where our local doctors, for example, don't compete globally to provide services to us, our businesses do compete globally for customers."