We need to get these tax incentives on the books and help Katrina victims make a fresh start,
Some of us in Congress wanted more family tax relief in this package than what we ultimately passed,
The Red Cross in its disaster response was more than a charity. It was also a federal contractor. It's appropriate for Congress to verify whether taxpayers got their money's worth.
We need to look at the tax code to see what might be done to help investment, to help people in need,
You've got the Berlin subway being built by Berlin taxpayers, leased to some corporation in America, ... There's no risk. It will never be the property of the corporation. And they get the tax benefits. Indirectly, you're having American taxpayers pay for the infrastructure of Europe.
The information from these audits will allow the IRS to target its limited resources on examining those taxpayers who most likely to be up to no good, while leaving honest taxpayers alone.
the extent to which tax policy needs to be change to affect individual victims and particularly to help the rebuilding of lost businesses.
There is a great deal of uniformity in our caucus about the necessity of moving ahead with tax relief for American families.
The exact figure (of the tax cut) I will release tomorrow (Tuesday), ... It won't be exactly the way the president had it, but it will be very, very aggressive and will send a strong signal that we in the majority party feel that there's a great deal of anxiety about the economy.
The American taxpayers have spent a lot of money on this report and they deserve the right to see it,
Today the message to the taxpayers is this: Substantial tax relief is on the way. The government will ease its grip on your wallet.
It's a little unseemly to be talking about doing away with or enhancing the estate tax at a time when people are suffering,
If Congress does its job, taxpayers won't suffer any tax increase,
And the provision included to offset the cost of these programs recognizes that taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for certain lifestyle prescription drugs through Medicare and Medicaid.