"You can go broke easier in your business than almost any business I know, and I just want to compliment you for what you have been able to accomplish and the guts that you have had to get the things done."
"I agree with you entirely that we should have a neutral tax code. That is the purpose of comprehensive reform, as I see it."
"I agree with you on the intangible drilling and development cost deduction. It has been a tremendous benefit for the oil industry, at least the independent oil industry in this country."
"I think it is a pipe dream of some outsiders who think that, in this complex economy, that any business organization, let alone the U.S. Congress, can follow that philosophy."
"You are preaching to the choir here. It was the Hatch-Lieberman bill that brought the rates down to begin with."
"A number of tax policy experts believe that the tax system should simply be used to raise the revenue necessary to fund a constitutionally limited Federal Government and not get involved in social eng..."
"It is essential that we continue these discussions in pursuit of reforming a tax code which is complicated, unfair, and difficult to administer."
"I would like to see everybody subscribe to this around a number like 19 percent as a starting point for our debate."
"I want to thank all four of you for being here today. I have been listening very carefully, and I want to compliment you, Mr. Hamm, for having the guts to do what you have done."
"The real question that we have is, should we have any of these tax expenditures or deductions in lieu of the fact that we might reduce corporate tax rates low enough so that that would take care of it..."
"The United States must have a strong social safety net, and it is not just for the sake of having one."