[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 166 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H8359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TAX CUT PROPOSAL DEFINES CONTRASTING PRIORITIES

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WATSON. Madam Speaker, the tax proposal announced by the 
President further defines the sharp differences in the policies and 
priorities of Democrats and Republicans.
  Democrats are fighting for the needs of the middle class and for 
provisions that creates jobs and expands economic opportunities. 
Republicans are demanding tax breaks for the wealthy.
  Democrats continue to fight to maintain tax cuts on income up to 
$250,000. Republicans continue to demand tax cuts on all incomes.
  Democrats made a priority of extending unemployment benefits to help 
out-of-work Americans make it through the recession. Republicans were 
willing to hold the middle class and the unemployed hostage to benefit 
the wealthy.
  Democrats will continue to fight for the economic priorities of 
middle class Americans, to create jobs, and to grow the economy. These 
are the principles that define the contrast between the Republicans and 
Democrats.

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