[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 167 (Thursday, December 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H8522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TAX CUTS THROUGH BIPARTISAN COMPROMISE

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, as we work to close out this session of 
Congress, Members of this House today will vote on a major piece of 
legislation to extend tax cuts for every American. While this bill is 
expected to help provide a boost to our economy, perhaps equally 
important is the way that we arrived at this stage in the legislative 
process--through bipartisan compromise.
  This bill is a result of negotiation between Republicans and 
Democrats, between the President and the Congress, between the House 
and the Senate. That's right. This bill which we are going to pass 
today and send to the President is a result of the type of give-and-
take negotiation that is supposed to be part of the legislative process 
but that, unfortunately, has long been lacking in Congress.
  Hopefully, passage of this bill today will be but a sign of things to 
come. I hope the new Republican leadership in Congress taking office on 
January 5 will incorporate all points of view--of Republicans and 
Democrats alike--and will continue working in a bipartisan way to put 
the American people ahead of partisan politics.

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