Mr. Chairman, the Houthis are firing Iranian missiles at American ships in the Gulf of Aden.

When I said income is income, there wouldn't be differences. Everything would be taxed at the same rates.

I would treat--I would assess income based on cash. Cash base.

Let's try and set the rhetoric, condemn demagoguery aside, and let's really focus on, you know, the areas of agreement.

the beauty of this scheme is if you were a low-income worker, the way you collect the taxes through withholding, the corporation will pay the tax for the shareholder, so if you're a low-income taxpayer, you'll get a refund then over that backup withholding.

The problem we have right now is both sides have I would say abused the reconciliation process.

In the end I voted for the tax bill because it's better than what we had, but and it did stop inversions.

Let's try and set the rhetoric, condemn demagoguery aside, and let's really focus on, you know, the areas of agreement.

I'd like to see a flat tax rate, but I think that ship has sailed.

the beauty of this scheme is if you were a low-income worker, the way you collect the taxes through withholding, the corporation will pay the tax for the shareholder, so if you're a low-income taxpayer, you'll get a refund then over that backup withholding.

I'm always looking at whatever piece of legislation is being proposed as just another band-aid on top of a dying patient.