here with us today is julie ellingson, a fourth generation cattle rancher and a mother of five from bismarck. where is julie? hello, julie. [applause] like many family ranches, julie worries about the death tax shutting down her family business and keeping her from passing it on to her children. it's a devastating tax. julie, we are not going to allow the death tax or the inheritance tax or whatever you want to call it to crush the american dream. not going to let it happen, so -- [applause] fighting hard. [applause] thank you, julie. ronald reagan proved that cutting taxes on american businesses helps american workers win in the world marketplace. when president reagan lowered taxes, american businesses beat out our foreign competition. our economy boomed, the middle class thrived, and median family income increased. but then washington stood by while other countries adopted our playbook. but they did it even better than us. they lowered their tax rates and reformed their tax systems to be more competitive, substantially, than that of the united states of america. and america went from lead

as part of sympathy gish, -- simplification -- julie ellingson is a fourth-generation cattle rancher in bismarck, north dakota. hard work's legacy of should not be taken away when she dies. we will eliminate the death tax and keep her dream alive, most importantly, her family will long remember and will be working hard for many years on their farm. restoree are going to america's competitive edge so that american businesses and workers can win again. we will cut the corporate rate below the average of our foreign competitors and reduce the top marginal tax rate on small and midsize businesses to the lowest in more than 80 years. it is so important because our companies are leaving our shores and when they leave, they let go of their workers and make their product and send it back into our country. we don't tax them and we don't do anything. those days are over. we have a competitive tax where companies won't be leaving. it won't be happening like it has. finally, our framework encourages corporations to bring back trillions of dollars from a wealth parked overseas and stops punishing