Tim Kaine

I would welcome making the Tax Code fairer and simpler and having a more unified base, but certainly not if the revenues is meant to go to pay for more spending.

I think the Tax Code is a way that protects our citizens from the downsides of that.

Right now, we are seeing how the indiscriminate and irresponsible cuts from sequestration are hurting our economy.

I have long believed that the case for austerity during times of economic weakness has been fundamentally flawed.

I think the mixture usually does not work because one of the forces that are at play is--

I would like each of your opinion on whether widening income inequality hurts economic growth.

I believe we need to focus on what is best for the middle class by ensuring that any tax reform effort helps more Americans share in and contribute to our economic strength and helps reduce our deficit.

Current and future seniors, who have worked hard all their lives, deserve to know that Medicare will be there when they need it.

If we do this the right way--meaning the fair way--tax reform has the potential to make our tax system simpler and more efficient.

The American people think we should get rid of inefficient, unfair tax breaks skewed towards the wealthiest Americans and corporations.

Which of you favor fixing it all on one side of the balance sheet, either all through expense reductions or all through revenue increases?

The big tax increases in the bill come nowhere close to covering the even more massive spending.

It is not as harmful as uncertainty leading up to a debt default.

We are putting off limits $30,000. Essentially we are putting $3,000, somewhere in that vicinity, of permanent tax relief into the pockets of the middle-class person.

We spend more than historic averages. We are taking in less than historic averages.

We need to repair our crumbling roads, bridges, and highways.

I believe smart Federal investments will create jobs and help the middle class right now.

The results of this brand-new report confirm everything critics and Republicans were saying about the cost of this bill.

We absolutely need to tackle our debt and deficit. We need to cut spending responsibly.

Strong Federal investments played a key role in the broad-based economic growth that carried millions of families into the middle class in the 20th century.

Secretary Alexander mentioned job training is an excellent example of something we should be investing in.

We cannot afford to keep these cuts around for 10 more years.

Even for people who think that investments need to be cut, sequestration is an awful and short-sighted way to do it.

If we slash our investments in infrastructure like roads and bridges, we are not really saving money at all.

This committee will write a budget and we need to get it through the Senate by mid-April.