“Winning control of the Senate would allow Republicans to pass a whole range of measures now being held up by Reid, often at the behest of the White House. Make it a major reform agenda. The centerpiece might be tax reform, both corporate and individual. It is needed, popular and doable. Then go for the low-hanging fruit enjoying wide bipartisan support, such as the Keystone XL pipeline and natural gas exports, most especially to Eastern Europe. One could then add border security, energy deregulation and health-care reform that repeals the more onerous Obamacare mandates.” WholeMightCareHouseWinningIndividualEnergyEnjoyNaturalWhiteSupportSecurityNeededRepublicanTaxesMajorsLowsEuropeAddFruitWideReformHealth CareCorporateRangeBordersGasAgendasWhite HouseSenateEasternNotableObamacareMandatesBipartisanPipelineEastern EuropeNatural GasKeystonesHealth Care ReformDeregulationTax ReformBorder SecurityCenterpieces Author:Charles Krauthammer
“Tax reform and expanded trade are going to be so important to the economy of Illinois, particularly the 11th Congressional District, which is a major manufacturing and a major agricultural district.” ImportantEconomyTaxesMajorsTradeReformAgricultureManufacturingIllinoisTax Reform Author:Jerry Weller
“Opposing taxes is a key conservative value.” ValuesKeysTaxesConservativeOpposingTax ReformConservative Values Author:Newt Gingrich
“Input of public judgement for any major tax reform.” TaxesMajorsReformJudgementInputTax Reform Author:Newt Gingrich
“Fundamental [tax] reform almost always runs the risk of making things worse.” RunningRiskTaxesFundamentalsReformTax Reform Author:Dan Rostenkowski
“Tax reform is a once-in-a-generation opportunity.” OpportunityGenerationsTaxesReformTax Reform Author:Max Baucus
“Why is it that half of the households in America pay zero income tax? We need some real tax reform.” NeedsRealAmericaPayHalfTaxesIncomeReformZeroHouseholdIncome TaxTax Reform Author:John Cornyn
“The key to revenue growth is tax reform that closes loopholes and that is pro-growth. Then with a growing economy, that's where your revenue growth comes in, not from higher taxes.” GrowthEconomyGrowingKeysHigherTaxesReformRevenueLoopholesTax ReformGrowing Economy Author:John Hoeven