"I requested specific information from Treasury concerning available cash, taxpayer cash, held at Treasury."
"As my friends on the other side of the aisle are repeatedly discovering, there just is not enough revenue available from taxing the so-called rich to pay for the size of government that the President ..."
"Treasury, unfortunately, seems to think that the Senate's questions come with an option to blow past deadlines and respond, if at all, whenever it chooses."
"Complexity breeds the perception that the tax system has two sets of rules--one for ordinary Americans and one for those who have access to lobbyists and tax engineers."
"Now, I am concerned that it sounds like the administration's definition of a loophole may be different from how the term is generally understood."
"If we are to discuss the issues of fairness, using facts as you propose, what would be your preferred metric to measure fairness and equality?"
"Unless Congress acts appropriately come January 1, 2013, Americans will be hit with the largest tax increase in history."
"I want to thank you all for coming this morning. It means a great deal that we could have your expertise in this area."
"I would give the IRS a failing grade, and I suspect that the nearly 40 percent of taxpayers whose calls go unanswered would probably agree."
"It is a tough job you have. So I am the last to try to find major fault with it."
"This impulse to increase taxes at all costs risks a recession."