Americans for Tax Reform's Tax Day Press
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April 10, 2014 - Nine members of
Congress spoke at Americans for Tax
Reform's Tax Day press conference at the Capitol Visitors Center. |
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House Majority Leader Eric
Cantor (R-VA) declared that, "We have an opportunity this year to
reform the tax code to make it simpler and fairer for our working
families."
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Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA),
chairman of Republican Study Committee, said that the budget introduced
by President Obama "never gets to balance." Scalise noted that
Obama somehow manages to fill out his NCAA basketball tournement
brackets on time, but seems unable to submit a budget on time.
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Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), chairman
of the House Ways and Means Committee, has been leading an effort to
bring about comprehensive tax reform (+). Eleven
working groups have been considering different areas of tax law, and
three discussion drafts have been introduced thus far, the most recent
on March 12 addressing taxes on small businesses. Camp announced
on March 31 that he is not seeking re-election in 2014.
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
deplored the 14-million word tax system. "It shouldn't be this
complicated," she said.
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Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is in
position to become chairman of the Senate Finance Committee if
Republicans gain the majority in November. He noted that, "We
haven't reformed our tax code in 28 years."
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Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) decried
IRS targeting of conservative groups as "an attack on the First
Amendment rights of our citizens." In February Roberts and Sen.
Flake (R-AZ) introduced the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the
IRS Act (S.2011). There is "a fox in the chicken coop," Roberts
said, accusing the administration of "trying to dodge and weave its way
out of this."
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) argued
that, "Revenue neutral tax reform is a waste of time. To create jobs
you need to cut taxes." |
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Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) said
that, "We're not under-taxed...the problem is spending."
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Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX).
Referring to the tax reform effort led by Rep. Camp, Brady said,
"You've never truly had a love-hate relationship until you've done tax
reform." |
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