[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                WORKING TOGETHER TO REBUILD THIS COUNTRY

  (Mr. KAGEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KAGEN. Mr. Speaker, this past weekend, I met with people in 
Appleton, Shawano and Green Bay, Wisconsin, listening to their 
concerns. And what did they ask me to do? They asked me to cut their 
taxes and to help small business owners grow the jobs that we need to 
work our way back into prosperity.
  Well, you may not have seen it on television or heard it on the 
radio, but President Obama and the Democrats here in Congress have 
already delivered the biggest tax cuts in American history. In USA 
Today 2 days ago, it said: ``Tax Bills in 2009 at Lowest Level Since 
1950.'' But don't stop there. Let's take the word of President Reagan's 
domestic economic adviser Mr. Bartlett: ``Federal taxes are very 
considerably lower by every measure since Obama became President. 
According to the JCT, last year's $787 billion stimulus bill, enacted 
with no Republican support, reduced Federal taxes by almost $100 
billion in 2009 and another $222 billion this year.''
  But we all know that helping small business must be a top priority as 
well. And that's why we passed the bipartisan HIRE Act which will 
generate jobs. That's why we worked together with Republicans and 
Democrats to pass the HOME STAR Act. We're working together to rebuild 
this country.

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