Kevin Brady

I appreciate, too, at this point being considered in Congress as we strive toward a lower, more competitive, simpler tax code.

We need to rethink our approach to incentives.

It is time we modernize the R&D tax credit; strengthen it to encourage companies to make even more substantial investments.

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.

Mapping the human genome? No problem. Simplifying the tax code? Hmmm, not so sure.

Congress should expand and extend this program.

It is costing us jobs.

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.

The goal today is to find out how we become competitive to make sure that we have the strongest economy of the 21st century.

If we can eliminate that obstacle, there is no question that much of the cash we refer to as 'trapped' overseas would return here, to be invested in some way, shape, or form in the United States.

I think it all has to be on the table.

to grow America's economy, it is simply not enough to buy American, we have to sell American

We need to simplify the Tax Code.

We need still faster private sector job creation. Otherwise, millions of U.S. workers will languish in unemployment.

The rise in jobless claims and the jump in workers recently laid off are not signs of a healthy economy.

Every month of new job growth is welcome, but this is by any measure an exceptionally weak recovery.

We actually have 1.8 million fewer Americans working than before when all that money was spent.

It is frustrating beyond words to see the excruciatingly slow progress in employment growth.

On rollcall, No. 289, I inadvertently was detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

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I yield myself an additional 15 seconds. The Democrats have failed to lead on these important entitlement programs. They had their chance. They failed. The Republicans will lead, and we will preserve those programs.