A few that have been here before the committee a number of times you just cant tell you what it means to us. But now we are going to shift a little bit and consider the nomination of mr. David to serve as the assistant secretary of treasury for tax policy. Welcome to the finance committee. We appreciate the willingness to adhere today and we also appreciate the willingness to serve in this capacity. Im sure the significance of this position at this crucial time is not lost on you. Its not lost on any member of the committee. Its a major focus of the committee for some time now and we agreed to have you here to discuss your thoughts on these matters. On a number of occasions i stated the president ial leadership would be a key component to any successful tax reform effort. Just last week i quoted president obama at a speech on the senate floor back in 2012 he said things like the current Corporate Tax system is outdated, unfair and inefficient. The problem was he never got around to lea
Are grateful to have you here to discuss your thoughts on this matters. Ive stayed my view the president ial leadership will be a key component to any successful tax reform effort. Just last week i quoted president obama in a speech on the senate floor in 2012. He said things like our current Corporate Tax system is outdated, unfair, and inefficient. He never g the problem was that president obama never got around to meeting out on tax reform. I expect more from President Trump and tax reform, that expectation comes in large part because of knowing him annoyed the way he approaches things. O i have to say also because he and secretary mnuchin have been talking about it so much. But more than that they engage a in congress on these issues. Ise i believe your nomination is another way this president has further demonstrated histment commitment of confirming the commitment of the job killing tax code. Your tax expert and will play crucial part of this in denver. Before i finish up i want
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Consider the nomination of mr. David cotter to serve as assistant secretary of treasury for tax policy. Mr. Cotter, welcome to the finance committee. We appreciate your willingness to appear before us today. We also appreciate your willingness to serve in this capacity. And im sure that the significance of this position at this crucial time is not lost on you. Its not lost on any member of this committee. Tax reform has been a major focus of our committee for some time now and we are grateful to have you here to discuss your thoughts on these matters. On a number of occasions, i stated my view that president ial leadership will be a key component to any successful tax reform effort. Just the last week i quoted president obama in a speech on the senate familiar back in 2012. He said things like, quote, our current Corporate Tax system is outdated, unfair and inefficient, unquote. The problem was that president obama never really got around to truly leading out on tax reform. I expect mo
Senate now, i would ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted this congress for darren dodd from the u. S. Secret service and salia m [inaudible] from the department of justice. Without objection. Okay. Today i come to the floor to address my colleagues about the bipartisan resolution of disapproval that i introduced on january 30th along with senator crapo and 24 other cosponsors. This resolution now has 32 cosponsors and, of course, thid resolution of disapproval is absolutely necessary. The resolution is a procedure as we know under the Congressional Review Act for repealing executive branch regulations. The regulation at issue in thisd disapproval resolution was issued by the Social Security administration under president obama. This regulation unfairly stigmatizes people with disabilities. If the regulation is not repealed, it will allow the agency to very unfairly deprive Social Security recipients of their second amount rights Second Amendment rights. The regulation