Dave Reichert

To me, tax reform is really about--it is a pro-growth effort that creates an environment where businesses can grow and, obviously, create jobs.

People are the asset. And if you don't, you know--I think Florida said it. It's not about taxes anymore, it's about whether or not you can find the work for it, where you're going to move your company, where you're going to expand your…

As a result of the President's budget, the top rate for small businesses will be 43.4 percent.

I don't understand how you can raise taxes and create a growing economy and create jobs.

Tax reform should stimulate growth and efficiency by reforming America's current complicated and burdensome system into a simpler, fairer, Tax Code, flatter Tax Code.

It has been years, and the $755 million we are asking for, the President asked for, at least some consideration for the help of these people suffering from this disease should be considered.

We have to change it. That means understanding what is going on with trade and leading.

If we don't stop the loss of major U.S.-headquartered companies--I mean, we are hemorrhaging this.

We have to take the bull by the horns here and start solving these problems for the sake of this country.

I very much support the goal of increasing U.S. growth and creating jobs through increasing exports.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington will be postponed. Amendment No. 27 Offered by Mr. Newhouse The Acting CHAIR. It…

Just as a matter of clarification, this legislation addresses both the Pacific Maritime Association and union issues. How can you be against something that would be an investigation that would clearly reveal what the problems are on both…

This is critical to our Nation, its productiveness, and our ability to lead in a global economy.

We are in agreement that we can't continue to kick the can down the road.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1)''. Page 4, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert…

Incarcerated individuals should not be receiving unemployment benefits meant for individuals and families fallen on hard times.

We must make it crystal clear that this is absolutely unacceptable.

As you know, Washington State is the most trade-dependent State in the country and its trade supports over 77,000 jobs in Washington State.

For the workers who struggle with wages that do not keep up with inflation, they did not provide enough money for the basics and do not give families the money needed to send their children to schools.

So we want to create more of these jobs, and we need to pass trade promotion authority in order to do that.

That is 18 pages, 18 pages, small type, of job after job after job, person after person, American after American, who are having their hours cut, their job limited, because of the employer mandate.

Mr. Womack, you mentioned that your costs have gone up 60 percent for health coverage. Now, that money that is now going to provide health coverage that is oftentimes more lavish than people even desire, and you are being dictated…

But if you are an individual out there making $30,000 or $40,000 a year and you have health coverage and the deductible is $6,000 or $12,000, which some of them are, let me suggest to you that you don't have health coverage, because you…

It is very odd that we just give inherited wealth a free pass.

Today, as we consider the burdens family businesses and farms face planning for and paying the estate tax...