Tax Reform in the New Congress

Event Taxes

February 6, 2017 Tax Reform in the New Congress

Chairman Roskam will discuss the pillars of pro-growth tax reform: growth, simplicity, and service.

Monday, February 6, 2017

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Heritage Foundation

Lehrman Auditorium

214 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington, DC
20002

Featured Speakers

Rep. Peter Roskam

Representative Peter J. Roskam is currently in his sixth term of service to the people of the 6th District of Illinois. He serves as the Ways and Means Tax Policy Chairman for the 115th Congress. He also sits on the Health Subcommittee.

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Chairman Roskam will discuss the pillars of pro-growth tax reform: growth, simplicity, and service. He will speak on the urgent need to end the “Made in America” tax, lower tax rates for job creators of all sizes, and allow companies to fully write off the costs of new capital investments.

Representative Peter J. Roskam is currently in his sixth term of service to the people of the 6th District of Illinois. He serves as the Ways and Means Tax Policy Chairman for the 115th Congress and has served on the Ways and Means Committee since 2009. He also sits on the Health Subcommittee and previously led the Oversight Subcommittee. 

Active on national security issues and promoting America’s role in the world, Roskam leads the House Democracy Partnership, assisting legislatures in emerging democracies; serves as a co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus, the largest Republican congressional organization dedicated to strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship; and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Endowment for Democracy. He previously served on the Select Committee investigating the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.