[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 166 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H8358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            TAX CUT PROPOSAL

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I, along with many of my Democratic 
colleagues, continue to fight for economic priorities for middle class 
Americans and for provisions that will create jobs and grow the 
economy. However, the tax proposal announced by the President calls for 
sharp differences in the policies and priorities of the Democratic and 
Republican parties.
  For instance, the Democrats continue to fight to maintain tax cuts on 
incomes up to $250,000 per couple and $200,000 per individual, while 
Republicans continue to demand tax cuts for all incomes, including 
millionaires and billionaires.
  The Democrats also strongly support the extension of unemployment 
benefits to help out-of-work Americans make it through the recession, 
while the Republicans are willing to hold the middle class and the 
unemployed hostage to benefit the wealthy.
  The Democrats are championing the needs of low-income families by 
fighting to extend the child tax credit and the earned income tax 
credit. In addition, we are fighting to continue the college tuition 
tax credit to help students or working class families afford college.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support a tax cut proposal 
that will benefit our working class families and grow the economy.

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