Wyden on Tax Reform: The Time to Make Sure It's Done Is Now

On Monday, July 11, 2011, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) spoke on the Senate floor championing the case for tax reform as the most promising economic tool to fix the US's finances and restore American jobs. Full remarks of speech posted here: bit.ly "Mr. President, last week, the House Speaker--Speaker Boehner--and President Obama and his administration were both calling for comprehensive tax reform as part of a large budget deal. Obviously, today, that seems to have lost some momentum, and I wanted to start this afternoon by saying tax reform is too important to abandon after 48 hours' worth of discussion.....