Kevin Brady

I am proud the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for that family of four in Ohio, in the Ninth District, a $64,000 household, will see a tax cut of $1,284. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Turner).

Because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, in the Fifth District of Massachusetts, a median household of four earning $143,000 will see a tax cut of $5,208. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed), one of our…

I thank Mr. McKinley for his passion about making sure our smaller communities can revitalize and grow and about the role of the historic preservation tax credit in doing that. I commit to working with him and continuing to work with him…

I wish to thank the gentleman from Kentucky for his leadership here. Mr. Speaker, we will work together for a mutually accepted solution to make sure we exempt work colleges to use their endowments to provide tuition-free education.

The gentleman's constituents in Virginia's District 11, with average household earnings of $136,000, with two kids, will see a tax cut of $5,008. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Barr).

Under tax reform, California will grow 111,000 new jobs, and paychecks will increase by nearly $3,000. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from South Dakota (Mrs. Noem), a champion of family-owned farms and businesses.

Massachusetts will gain 24,000 jobs; families will see a $3,000 increase in their paychecks. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Paulsen), a key member of our committee and a leader in technology and…

I personally said, and it is a matter of record, I think we should abolish the entire Code and replace it with a consumption tax.

I urge you to make this the hallmark of any tax legislation.

I hope that has been corrected since then, but I doubt that it has.

I urge you to plow ahead to develop a comprehensive document that clearly will be the new starting point for this effort.

Thank you for leading hearings like this that allow America to have the conversation about creating a bolder, fairer, flatter, and more pro-growth Tax Code.

Thank you for your leadership of the Tax Policy Subcommittee at such an important time in America's history.

I have always described our Tax Code as an attractive nuisance.

My view is that free trade is economic freedom.

Our trade agreements, including NAFTA, have been tremendously successful.

It is urgent that we take charge on trade in the Asia Pacific so that we don't lose ground to China.

America has led the world in global commerce for the better part of the last 100 years.

I am proud to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Renacci), a colleague of mine on the Ways and Means Committee.

I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino).

I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis).

Our tax laws today incentivize people to develop intellectual property probably in the United States but then move the ownership of it offshore.

I want to help the business community, by the way. But I will not vote for tax reform that simply is directed and targeted at those who are at the engine.

I would love to take that money and reinvest it in another part of the company.

To unleash job creation, increase middle class paychecks, we know these rates have to come down.