[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5200-5201]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          TAXES AND THE BUDGET

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. National taxpayer advocate Nina E. Olson lists ``complexity 
in the Tax Code'' as ``the number one most serious problem facing 
taxpayers.'' At about 4 million words in length, it's not hard to see 
why. Our Tax Code is four times wordier than the Bible, minus the grace 
and mercy. It's so complex and intimidating that 60 percent of 
Americans pay good money just to have someone else tell them how much 
the government is going to take from them. Families spend more on taxes 
today than on food, clothing, and housing combined.
  We should be working to lighten that burden. A simpler, fairer Tax 
Code will help families save more and empower employers to pay their 
workers more and create new jobs. A Tax Code that doesn't require 
taxpayers to own a secret decoder ring or hire a legal team is the kind 
of reform we're working on in the House of Representatives. A 
commonsense Tax Code will make the difference in the lives of 
taxpayers, and that's what this Congress should strive toward.

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