"American families, individuals, and businesses collectively spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year--not to mention countless hours--simply trying to comply with the tax code."
"There's no question that tax reform is an important subject. But the dominant business before the Senate for the last several weeks has been health care."
"This ought to be a sign that Trumpcare just isn't the answer, that repealing the ACA isn't the answer, and that the majority should work with Democrats on the big health-care challenges facing the cou..."
"I am still hoping that tax reform can be bipartisan."
"Tax reform should not have to be a partisan exercise."
"I think we would do well to keep focused, and to frequently remind ourselves of these basic principles."
"I hope that the statements we have heard from some of the Senate Democratic leaders discouraging bipartisan efforts on tax reform do not reflect the views of all our Democratic colleagues."
"My sincere hope--which I have repeated numerous times--is that our Democratic colleagues will be willing to join in this effort."
"For our current efforts, I would add a fourth goal: American competitiveness."
"In 1984, President Reagan called for a reform of the tax code. He laid out three main goals for tax reform: fairness, efficiency, and simplicity."
"going after middle-class tax breaks to fund a tax cut for the wealthy is the wrong approach to reform."