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Urgency creates decision making.
America's fiscal future is frightening.
When we don't unite, we do a terrible job.
This turbulent world is far from a perfect place.
I've always intuitively liked the consumption-tax model.
If Washington were a factory, it would manufacture spending.
Congress must build on the success of the Budget Control Act.
The Affordable Care Act has hurt more people that it's helped.
I stopped - just killed - President Obama's $10-a-barrel gas tax.
Obamacare's design flaws were not the fault of the American people.
There are real impacts from lowering tax rates, encouraging savings.
The single greatest force for deficit reduction is a growing economy.
Americans deserve a new tax code for a new era of American prosperity.
We will never be defined by tragedy but, instead, by how we respond to it.
A stronger global hub at Bush means a stronger economic future for Houston.
We want to deliver tax relief all across the country, no matter where you live.
We need a simpler, fairer tax code that protects taxpayers. Not special interests.
What we lack is a good, strong business climate with lower taxes, fairer regulation.
Whole communities have been devastated as good-paying jobs continue to leave the U.S.
You know Washington. If the deadline is midnight, they'll start working on it at 11:30.
Soaring rhetoric will not restore the American people's confidence in their government.
America's real national security interest in the region is protecting our friend Israel.
There is a difficult leap between talking about balancing the budget and actually doing it.
For years, people have begged Washington for a tax code that is simple and easy to understand.
I'm not going to risk our precious military resources on an ineffective, unproductive mission.
This bill, the Sound Dollar Act, is all about looking forward about the role the Fed should play.
We cannot allow American taxpayers to foot the bill for tax revenue grabs in Europe and elsewhere.
Americans have seen the value of the dollar slowly decline due to the steady erosion of inflation.
Full and immediate expensing is widely recognized as one of the most pro-growth tax policies around.
Our Savior's birth is the ultimate reminder that miracles happen and often when we don't expect them.
I'm a strong-and-stable-dollar advocate, and the Fed has been moving dangerously away from that mission.
My belief is that despite all the media hoopla, there is much more that unites Republicans than divides us.
To achieve responsible budget savings, government must be retooled with an effective spending-control system.
The global boom in commodities fueled by a debt-financed infrastructure and real-estate bubble in China is over.
Here's my thinking: Since tax reform only occurs once a generation, let's not tweak what we have and call it a day.
Ways and Means is the committee that tackles the big issues that affects people's lives and their jobs in a major way.
Our compassion for one another, and our individual actions to help, is what makes our nation - and our community - great.
Tax Day is often a source of frustration for taxpayers, so anything that can make the process less painful is appreciated.
I'm tired of seeing American jobs, manufacturing, and headquarters forced overseas due to a tax code that works against us.
What I'm absolutely certain of is, every day we delay in accessing that Asia-Pacific region, the more we lose economically.
Requiring the Fed to focus on preserving the purchasing power of the dollar will create a solid foundation for economic growth.
We must cut federal spending - every wasted dollar, every low priority program, and every unconstitutional overreach - every day.
Houston is a dynamic, international city shaped by leaders who dreamed big and acted with an eye firmly focused on the long term.
I think it is a mistake to withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership because if America abandons the Asia Pacific markets, we'll lose.
I want to give consumers way more choices in health care. Choice and competition always drive down costs better than central control.
Inflation destroys savings, impedes planning, and discourages investment. That means less productivity and a lower standard of living.
If we truly want to achieve lasting economic growth, we need our businesses to do more business - and we need them to do it in America.
I firmly believe Americans are far better off under tax reform than they ever were sticking with this old, messed up, outdated tax code.
Americans deserve a simple, fairer, and flatter tax code that jumpstarts our economy, helps create jobs, and makes America a leader again.
In 2012, I helped lead the successful effort in Congress to allow states to conduct drug testing of people receiving unemployment benefits.