[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5199-5200]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WE NEED A FAIRER, SIMPLER TAX CODE

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, today is tax day. This 
year, millions of Americans spent more time than ever before preparing 
their taxes as a result of ObamaCare's 21 new tax increases, which 
added up to more than $1 trillion, destroying jobs.
  The Tax Code is extremely complex, with over 4 million words, and is 
comprised of over 74,000 pages. House Republicans understand that we 
need to reform the Tax Code to make it more fair and simple.
  Our budget proposal, the Path to Prosperity, not only repeals 
ObamaCare and the job-destroying taxes associated with it, it also 
reforms our Tax Code to encourage new jobs by small businesses. By 
simplifying our Tax Code, closing loopholes, and lowering rates, small 
businesses will be able to begin hiring again and increase wages for 
American workers.
  The Presidential and Senate budget plans keep ObamaCare taxes in 
place and advocate for billions in new taxes. Raising taxes takes money 
from small businesses and destroys jobs.
  I encourage the Senate and the President to begin working with House 
Republicans to clean up the Tax Code, rather than increasing 
regulations and taxes that will destroy jobs.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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