11/16/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"America is the world's largest innovator, but we are falling behind our competitors."
"You do not raise taxes in a recession, which is why we have not and why instead we have cut taxes."
"As long as we provide deductions for state and local income taxes, we clearly out of fairness ought to do the same for state and local sales taxes."
"Not only do we risk the loss of R&D innovation in America, but our Tax Code, when these companies compete around the world, they are punished to bring home those profits."