Randy's Roundup: House Passes Bill to Repeal Death Tax

House Passes Bill to Repeal Death Tax

Last week, the House passed H.R. 1105, legislation permanently repealing the federal death tax. I cosponsored this bill and join many of my colleagues in the fight to finally end this unfair tax. According to the Tax Foundation, the death tax provides less than 1 percent of the total revenue the federal government collects. While the revenue collection is just a drop in the bucket, the death tax is harming our nation's farmers, ranchers, and family-owned small business owners. These hardworking Americans often pass along their businesses and property to the next generation, but with the burdensome death tax, the federal government is making it harder to build on their families' life's work and move closer to the American Dream. It's time for the government to get out of the way and allow our economy to reach its full potential. In fact, the Tax Foundation estimates elimination of the death tax would boost the economy through increased investment and create close to 150,000 new jobs. It is my hope that this commonsense bill quickly advances through the Senate and moves forward into law.

On Tax Day, Neugebauer Introduces Bill to Stop Political Targeting by the IRS

To mark Tax Day, last week I introduced a bill to stop political targeting by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and put an end to the kind of misconduct we saw during last year's IRS scandal. The measure--H.R. 1798--would limit the opportunity for IRS bureaucrats to engage in misconduct and political targeting by prohibiting the Agency from creating its own definitions to determine whether an organization is engaging in political activity. At a time when our tax code is as complicated as ever before, we are reminded how powerful and unaccountable the IRS remains. I am pleased that this bill has support across Congress. Earlier this year, Senator Ted Cruz introduced S.273--a companion bill--in the United States Senate. You can read more about my work on this bill in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.

Neugebauer Condemns Killing of Christians by ISIS

In a video released yesterday, the world was once again reminded of why we must defeat and destroy the terrorist group ISIS. The video showed the mass execution of Christians in Libya at the hands of the savage terrorist group. I strongly condemn this attack and my thoughts and prayers go out to our Christian friends and all of their loved ones in harm's way. We cannot allow ISIS to continue to operate freely and carryout these brutal attacks. We need a clearer strategy from the President to defeat and destroy ISIS. In Congress, my focus remains on keeping America safe and ensuring we have a strong national defense.

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