I do not have a lot of constituents who would want to go out and buy a $360,000 plane, but I do have a lot of constituents who would like to buy a pair of tennis shoes for their child or maybe some vacation time for the family. Those are the kinds of things my constituents want, not $360,000 planes that they can write off as a tax deduction. I am glad the gentlewoman brought this to our attention, and I would like to hear more about it.
Discussing the priorities of constituents in relation to tax deductions for luxury items.
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