The week in parliament. A controversial bill that turns all eu law into british law has passed its first parliamentary test but the battle is far from over. It actually represents the biggest peace time power grab by the executive over the legislature, by the government over parliament, in 100 years. The government rejects accusations that it is riding roughshod over the democratic process. The government of the day must have a realistic opportunity to make progress with its business through the house. The motion that the house is being asked to agree today guarantees that the party with a working majority is able to do exactly that. And for mps worried about a government power grab, theres a lesson in how to tame the executive. I am no friend of the front bench. I thrash them and i lash them thwack, thwack, thwack on a regular basis but first, mps voted on the eu withdrawal bill in the early hours of tuesday morning. A strange time of day to be making big decisions, but the timing pro
Speaker ryan good afternoon. This is an historic day, a day that is a long time in coming. Day,ct, it was on this under this dome, in 1986, that congress to the final vote on the last overhaul of our tax code. That long. After that vote, president reagan said americans would finally have a tax code they could be proud of. It was true then, but things look very different today, dont they . Instead of a source of pride, our tax code has become a constant source of frustration. It is too big. It is to confiscated. It is too expensive. Today, we are taking the next step to liberate americans from our broken tax code. This unified framework delivers a new tax code that is simple, that is fair, that is progrowth and profamily. Cutting taxes on hardworking americans so you can keep more of your own hardearned paycheck. Simplifying the tax code so that you can file your taxes on a forum the size of a postcard. Reforming our tax system so businesses, particularly small asinesses, can gain Compe
[ chatter] speaker ryan good afternoon. This is an historic day, a day that is a long time in coming. In fact, it was on this day, under this dome, in 1986, that congress to the final vote on the last overhaul of our tax code. That long. After that vote, president reagan said americans would finally have a tax code they ould be proud of. It was true then, but things look very different today, dont they . Instead of a source of pride, ur tax code has become a constant source of frustration. It is too big. It is to confiscated. It is too expensive. Today, we are taking the next step to liberate americans from our broken tax code. This unified framework delivers a new tax code that is simple, that is fair, that is progrowth and profamily. Utting taxes on hardworking americans so you can keep more americans so you can keep more of your own hardearned paycheck. Simplifying the tax code so that you can file your taxes on a forum the size of a postcard. Reforming our tax system so businesses,
Speaker ryan good afternoon. This is an historic day, a day that is a long time in coming. In fact, it was on this day, under this dome, in 1986, that congress to the final vote on the last overhaul of our tax code. That long. After that vote, president reagan said americans would finally have a tax code they could be proud of. It was true then, but things look very different today, dont they . Instead of a source of pride, our tax code has become a constant source of frustration. It is too big. It is too complicated. It is too expensive. Today, we are taking the next step to liberate americans from our broken tax code. This unified framework delivers a new tax code that is simple, that is fair, that is progrowth and profamily. Cutting taxes on hardworking americans so you can keep more of your own hardearned paycheck. Simplifying the tax code so that you can file your taxes on a form the size of a postcard. Reforming our tax system so businesses, particularly small businesses, can gai
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