System. This is about two hours. Subcommittee will come to order. Welcome to the ways and means subcommittee on tax policy, our hearing on how tax reform will simplify our broken tax code and help individuals and families. Before we get started with Opening Statements and so forth, id like to yield to the chairman of the ways and Means Committee, congressman kevin brady for the purposes of introducing a distinguished witness who is before us today. Mr. Chairman. Thank you. Chairman rossman, thank you for your leadership of the tax committee. Thank you for leading hearings like this that allow america to have the conversation about creating a bolder, fair, flatter and more pro growth tax code. I want to thank all our witnesses for being here today, but i want to give a special welcome to our friend, my friend, chairman bill archer, former leader of this committee and a longtime mentor of me personally. Chairman archer, thank you for being here to share your insight and your experience o
System. This is about two hours. Subcommittee will come to order. Welcome to the ways and means subcommittee on tax policy, our hearing on how tax reform will simplify our broken tax code and help individuals and families. Before we get started with Opening Statements and so forth, id like to yield to the chairman of the ways and Means Committee, congressman kevin brady for the purposes of introducing a distinguished witness who is before us today. Mr. Chairman. Thank you. Chairman rossman, thank you for your leadership of the tax committee. Thank you for leading hearings like this that allow america to have the conversation about creating a bolder, fair, flatter and more pro growth tax code. I want to thank all our witnesses for being here today, but i want to give a special welcome to our friend, my friend, chairman bill archer, former leader of this committee and a longtime mentor of me personally. Chairman archer, thank you for being here to share your insight and your experience o
System. This is about two hours. Subcommittee will come to order. Welcome to the ways and means subcommittee on tax policy, our hearing on how tax reform will simplify our broken tax code and help individuals and families. Before we get started with Opening Statements and so forth, id like to yield to the chairman of the ways and Means Committee, congressman kevin brady for the purposes of introducing a distinguished witness who is before us today. Mr. Chairman. Thank you. Chairman rossman, thank you for your leadership of the tax committee. Thank you for leading hearings like this that allow america to have the conversation about creating a bolder, fair, flatter and more pro growth tax code. I want to thank all our witnesses for being here today, but i want to give a special welcome to our friend, my friend, chairman bill archer, former leader of this committee and a longtime mentor of me personally. Chairman archer, thank you for being here to share your insight and your experience o
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