Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after re-introducing the Flat Tax Act.

“I strongly support fundamental tax reform and believe we need to overhaul the tax code,” Burgess said. “Each Congress, I introduce the Flat Tax Act, which would simplify our nation's tax code and encourage people to make financial decisions based on common-sense economics.”

“Right now, Americans across the country are sitting at their dining room tables filling out paperwork to ensure they file their taxes by April 15, 2021. It is a dreaded but necessary task. We all know the difficulty of collecting the various pieces of paper after a year's worth of living to assess your taxes accurately and correctly. That is one of the things that has always bothered me. Americans deserve a simplified tax code.

“Without a doubt, small business is the engine that drives our economy. This past year has been especially hard for the small business owner, and I am committed to promoting our nation's small businesses by reducing the tax and paperwork burdens the federal government places upon them.

“To more quickly recover from this pandemic the government must step out of the way, and burdensome regulations handed down by federal government agencies must end now.”