[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Brown 
        of Ohio, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
        Lautenberg, and Mr. Akaka):
  S. 2. A bill to help middle class families succeed; to the Committee 
on Finance.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the 
bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                  S. 2

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Success Act''.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should--
       (1) support middle class tax relief;
       (2) help families afford the cost of college and improve 
     opportunities for a secure retirement;
       (3) invest in infrastructure and other measures to create 
     good, well-paying jobs;
       (4) help ensure that families have access to affordable 
     child and elder care;
       (5) preserve and improve affordable health care;
       (6) ensure that all workers earn enough to meet basic 
     living standards and do not live in poverty;
       (7) ensure that tax dollars do not support companies that 
     break the law or mistreat their workers;
       (8) keep Social Security's promise and block proposals to 
     privatize the program;
       (9) ensure that families have access to a healthy and clean 
     environment, including access to safe drinking water;
       (10) ensure that workers can secure representation without 
     employer obstruction;
       (11) ensure that our streets and communities are safe; and
       (12) address the serious housing problems facing many 
     American families.
                                 ______