So my goal at the end of the day, I want the lowest possible tax rate, but I want the strongest possible pro-growth Tax Code.

As for unemployment, clearly economic policies of the Obama Administration did not produce the vigorous recovery, for which hardworking taxpayers had hoped.

Congress must fill this sinkhole to ensure that we will be able to pay promised Social Security benefits.

There is a strong bipartisan consensus in Congress to extend both of these expiring provisions through the end of this year.

It is important we extend these benefits, that we do it now; that we not have another two-month extension.

As for unemployment, clearly the economic policies of the Obama Administration did not produce the vigorous recovery, for which hardworking taxpayers hoped.

It is high time that they stopped interfering with that.

The President is out even as we speak barnstorming around the country, talking about how he is creating jobs.

People are so uncertain about what they are going to have to be providing in terms of employee benefits they are genuinely frightened to add that employee.

Whatever claims that President Obama makes about how much worse the recession could have been, his policies have not 'stimulated' the economy.

Let's let the private sector do what it does best.