[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          ALICE IN WONDERLAND

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, ``Alice in Wonderland'' is in American 
theaters now, but not even my fellow Kentuckian Johnny Depp could argue 
that down is up when we're talking about Federal taxes.
  As you've heard this morning, even President Reagan's domestic policy 
adviser has said that taxes are considerably lower by every measure 
since President Obama became President.
  This Congress has done an incredible job in lowering taxes for the 
American people. This year, the average refund for working families 
will be $3,000, which is a 10 percent increase over last year. We are 
taking less and less out of the American working family's paycheck. In 
fact, the Federal taxes as a percentage of the national economy is at 
its lowest rate in nearly two generations.
  No, only in a fantasy world like ``Alice in Wonderland'' could you 
claim that this Congress has not done a great job in lowering taxes for 
the American public, and we will continue to make sure that American 
families have the best standard of living we can possibly create.

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