u.s. taxes. eamon javers on capitol hill right now watching it all. >> apple ceo tim cook emerged largely unscathed from this hearing today. that was against the expectations of many here in washington, who looked at the report that the senate subcommittee put out last week and thought it could be a much more damaging hearing for tim cook and the other apple executives. there were a couple of uncomfortable moments for all three apple executives who testified today, but maybe the most uncomfortable moment happened before they testified, and that's when rand paul, the senator from kentucky, sort of called into question the entire purpose and function of this hearing, really getting under the skin of senator carl levin, the chairman of the committee, who called the hearing in the first place. take a look at this exchange. >> frankly, i'm offended by the tone and tenor of this hearing. i'm offended by a $4 trillion government bullying, berating, and badgering one of the america tease...

taxes in a decade. apple pays a tax rate of about 10%. >> apple reported today that it paid $6 billion in u.s. taxes. $6 billion -- >> but their profit in the united states was about six times that. is the reason why the tax rate is low. >> the tax code was set up in the 1950s, under a very complex system that assumed that most u.s. companies were doing business only in the united states. and that's not the case today. these multi-nationals are performing around the world. >> they are doing things around the world. some of that quite legitimate. and some of that totally illegitimate. >> you seem to be suggesting that there's a more equitable tax percentage that a company should pay. what is that? >> i think they should pay the same rate as if you're an unincorporated business, which is in the mid-30s. and that's for small business, you know, the rate can be 28 or 35 or even 40. apple ought to be paying 35% regular corporate rate. they certainly can afford it. they have $102 billion...