[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT

  (Mr. SCHAUER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHAUER. Mr. Speaker, while many are quick to criticize the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the truth is that last month 
our economy created 162,000 jobs. But, of course, we have got a long 
way to go to get everyone back to work.
  Since tomorrow is Tax Day, I wanted my constituents to know one of 
the reasons our economy is getting stronger is record tax cuts in the 
stimulus for middle-class families. Ninety-five percent of workers are 
receiving the Making Work Pay tax credit of up to $400 per worker, $800 
per family. Expansion of the child tax credit has helped families of 
more than 16 million children. Four million more students are attending 
college as a result of the new $2,500 tax credit; and tax credits and 
deductions are helping families stimulate the economy through purchases 
of homes, cars, trucks, and mobile homes.
  As families file their taxes and get their refunds, I want them to 
understand that these benefits didn't happen by accident. They were the 
result of a strategy that I supported and Democrats supported, cutting 
taxes for middle-class families.

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