[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 18, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H3484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TAX CUTS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE

  (Ms. GRANGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, if Washington Democrats get their way, 
millions of Americans will see their taxes go up by billions of 
dollars. In a Gallup Poll released earlier this week, 53 percent of the 
American people said their Federal income taxes were too high, yet the 
Democrat leadership has decided to move forward with the highest tax 
increase in American history.
  In an editorial by the Wall Street Journal, they said, ``A tax 
increase of that magnitude could well lead to a recession and a plunge 
in receipts.''
  Take these examples as evidence that letting the Republican tax cuts 
expire would only wreak havoc on millions of American checkbooks. Over 
115 million taxpayers would see a $1,716 increase in their tax bill in 
2011. For 84 million women, it would be an increase of over $1,900. And 
for 42 million families with children, an increase of over $2,000 would 
become a scary reality.
  Chasing increased spending with higher taxes is not the path of 
fiscal responsibility and will not lead to further economic prosperity. 
These tax cuts should not and cannot be allowed to expire.

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