we won't sit back and wait and yesterday i joined with steve gleason in new orleans to highlight this woman has done the same thing highlighting the fact we aren't going to let this law expire. we'll stand up for people with als and steve gleason is a true inspiration to the people in new orleans and around the country. his motto is no white flags. what that means is you never give up and no matter what your life's limitations might be, you don't let it hold you back from achieving your full potential and with the steve gleason act renewed permanently everybody will have a voice, even those who are battling debilitating diseases. >> as the speaker said, we have a once in a generation opportunity to enact meaningful tax reform. you think about what that means to every person in this country. it is an issue in which we've been working on for months. we've been talking about it for years and this is our opportunity to get it done. we have the administration, we have the house, we have the senate, and a president that knows this is a priority and wants to move it this year. americans need

steve gleason's motto is no white flags, and what that means is that you never give up and no matter what your life's limitations may be, you don't let it hold you back from your potential. as the speaker said, we have a once in a generation opportunity to enact meaningful tax reform. it's a -- we have the administration, we have the house and we have the nasenate. americans needs tax reform, our system is way too complicated, something is wrong when hard work is punished in our country, that is not the american way, it's time you think about all the time, we just finished tax day was on april 15, and you think about all time that americans spent filling out their taxes, that's precious times they could be spending on their families, or working on growing their business, that's what we want them to be focused on. american people have been calling for this reform, and this week we will have a major hearing on tax reform. i look forward to getting it enacted because this is how we grow our economy, grcreate jobs and spur innovation, and i wanted to thank those people who serve in law e