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America Needs a New Tax Code  Floor Speech  Location:
Washington, DC  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is tax day,
and as Americans work to file their taxes by midnight tomorrow,
they are reminded about how broken our Tax Code and our tax
system really is, how burdensome it has become, how complicated
it has become, and how it has not kept up with today's economy.
Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, there are too many in Washington
that always believe the answer is only to raise taxes rather
than focusing on tax reform. Just a few weeks ago, the United
States became the number one country in the developed world for
having the highest corporate tax rate. This is something we
should not be aspiring to. A new medical device tax is set to
start next January that will be a hard-hitting tax on the
American success story of medical innovation.  Mr. Speaker, we
need a Tax Code that promotes hard work, achievement,
innovation, and also savings and investment. Mr.