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




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                             TAX REFORM II

  (Mr. WENSTRUP asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WENSTRUP. It's that time of year again. Folks back in my district 
and all across America have had to part ways with our hard-earned money 
as we send our taxes off to Washington. How long did it take you just 
to figure out the complicated tax forms and get everything together 
just to file your returns? It takes the average American 13 hours. Not 
the best use of your time, is it? But, then, it's not hard to imagine 
when you consider that our Tax Code contains over 70,000 pages of 
regulations.
  That's not the tax system that our fellow Americans deserve. We need 
a Tax Code that is fairer and simpler for everyone--families, students, 
business owners, and all hardworking taxpayers. That's the kind of 
comprehensive tax reform that the House Republicans want to enact.

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