Political Quotes

“I thank the Speaker for the recognition. I thank the leadership on my side for allowing me to talk this hour. Mr. Speaker, it is April 15. It is the day that we file our taxes, or in some cases we submit a request for an extension. In the interest of full disclosure, I did submit a request for an extension, not because-- well, I will tell you, when I was practicing medicine when I was a physician, my taxes were a great deal more complicated than they are today. But even today it is difficult to keep up with all of those various pieces of paper that you must collect after a year's worth of living and deliver to your accountant in order that they may accurately and correctly assess your taxes. That is one of the things that has always bothered me. It is one thing to pay taxes. The previous gentleman said it's one of our obligations for living in a free society; I don't dispute that--I may dispute the level at which he wants to see us taxed--but at the same time, I don't see why it always has to be so hard. I would like to give people another option, and that's what I want to talk about this evening, Mr. Speaker. But, actually, first, I do need to talk a little bit about what we just heard over the past hour because it was a wonderful story; but, Mr.…”