John Berthoud Quotations

The American people deserve a 'rebate' for the wasteful costs imposed on them by our broken tax system. The dollar amount exceeds the combined revenue of Sears, Walt Disney, Microsoft, Rite Aid, and McDonald's, while the yearly paperwork volume is staggering: over 1.3 billion information items and 8 billion pages of forms and instructions. The hours expended annually in this ritual is equivalent to the labor of over 2.5 million people. Don't we all have more productive things to do with our time?

When budget times are tight, like they were in 2001 after 9/11 and after the economic downturn, states will raise taxes.

Every person in the U.S., including those here illegally, would help to pay for government whenever they purchase goods and services.

If every member of Congress had voted as responsibly as Senator Sununu did in 2005, Americans could enjoy much lower taxes and less waste in government. Overburdened taxpayers in New Hampshire and across the nation owe Senator Sununu a debt of gratitude for his hard work on their behalf. While many members of Congress talk about reducing the size of government, Senator Sununu backed up those words with votes. This award proves that he is a consistent and effective ally in our battle to restore fiscal responsibility to Washington.