Michael Burgess: “My bill, HR 1040, the Freedom Flat Tax, is a common sense alternative to the burdensome tax filing system.”

I never expected that CMMI was actually going to deliver the cost savings that was promised.

I thank the gentleman for yielding additional time. However, one-sided pressure by the White House is not the way to ensure that end. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this rule from our committee, and I urge passage of the underlying…

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Alford) for his comments.

This has all been so moving and so lovely, but if anyone tuned in late tonight in C-SPAN, they probably thought I passed because it really did sound like a eulogy. I am still here, and I will continue to text and call and inform everyone…