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president obama at a speech on the senate floor back in 2012 he said things like the current Corporate Tax system is outdated, unfair and inefficient.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 leading out of the tax reform and i expect more on tax reform. That expectation comes in large part because of knowing him and the way that he approaches these things are the. I have to say also because he and secretary have been talking about it so much thats more than that theyve engaged with congress and the public on these issues and i believe your nomination is another way the president has further
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president obama at a speech on the senate floor back in 2012 he said things like the current Corporate Tax system is outdated, unfair and inefficient.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
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
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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