ms. jenkins: thank you. at this time, i'd like to yield to the gentleman from texas, a distinguished member of the ways and means committee, i will yield him as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is ecognized. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. chairman. this thing working? i thank my colleagues for yielding. i would also like to thank chairman camp for including in this bill my commonsense measure to require tax filers to provide their social security number in order to claim the $1,000 refundable child tax credit. formerly known as the additional child tax credit. y measure would save $24.5 billion. now, that's real money. sadly, there's been a lot of misinformation about this commonsense measure. i'd like to clear that up. first, this is basically a benefit check handed out by the i.r.s. second, this measure is based on the good work of the treasury inspector general for tax administration. right now the i.r.s. is providing this refundable child tax credit to those who

ms. jenkins: i thank the gentleman for yeelingd and his leadership on this very important issue. i rise today to support this bill to make 50% bonus depreciation permanent, because it grows the economy and creates jobs. short of comprehensive tax reform, a permanent e. tension of bonus depreciation is our best option to grow the economy, create jobs, and lift wages. this bill is important to kansas manufacturers and kansas farmers and ranchers. the tax foundation found that permanent bonus depreciation would grow the economy by 1%, adding $182 billion to the economy, increase wages, and jobs. over $210 thousand the -- 210,000 jobs. the joint committee on tax says this legislation could reduce the debt by as much as $10 billion. most importantly today's bill moves our tax code in the right direction. it is broad based in that it does not pick winners and losers and does not favor one type investment over another simply it favors investments and the types of capital that create jobs and puts more money in team's pockets. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlela

ms. jenkins: i thank the gentleman for yeelingd and his leadership on this very important issue. rise today to support this bill to make 50% bonus depreciation permanent, because it grows the economy and creates jobs. short of comprehensive tax reform, a permanent e. tension of bonus depreciation is our best option to grow the economy, create jobs, and lift wages. this bill is important to kansas manufacturers and kansas farmers and ranchers. the tax foundation found that permanent bonus depreciation would grow the economy by 1%, adding $182 billion to the economy, increase wages, and jobs. over $210 thousand the -- 210,000 jobs. the joint committee on tax says this legislation could reduce the debt by as much as $10 billion. most importantly today's bill moves our tax code in the right direction. it is broad based in that it does not pick winners and losers and does not favor one type investment over another simply it favors investments and the types of capital that create jobs and puts more money in team's pockets. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady

ms. jenkins: i thank the gentleman for yeelingd and his leadership on this very important issue. i rise today to support this bill to make 50% bonus depreciation permanent, because it grows the economy and creates jobs. short of comprehensive tax reform, a permanent e. tension of bonus depreciation is our best option to grow the economy, create jobs, and lift wages. this bill is important to kansas manufacturers and kansas farmers and ranchers. the tax foundation found that permanent bonus depreciation would grow the economy by 1%, adding $182 billion to the economy, increase wages, and jobs. over $210 thousand the -- 210,000 jobs. the joint committee on tax says this legislation could reduce the debt by as much as $10 billion. most importantly today's bill moves our tax code in the right direction. it is broad based in that it does not pick winners and losers and does not favor one type investment over another simply it favors investments and the types of capital that create jobs and puts more money in team's pockets. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlela