[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H9948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. It's amazing, Mr. Speaker. Those that now claim 
that we're opposed to increasing the sales tax holiday for 1 year 
actually voted against it just a few weeks ago, but we're here today to 
make sure that taxes on 160 million Americans don't go up on January 1. 
We're here to stop politics as usual in Washington. President Obama 
called for a 1-year extension of the payroll tax holiday, and we're 
here to do exactly that.
  Job creators need economic certainty to create jobs, and to do that, 
we must extend the payroll tax holiday for 1 year. Kicking the can down 
the road only introduces more uncertainty into our economy. Payroll 
experts say that this is going to hurt small businesses.
  Enough of these Washington gimmicks. The House already voted to 
extend the payroll tax holiday for a full year for all hardworking 
Americans, but the Senate Democrats opposed our bipartisan bill.
  Senate Democrats have a clear choice to make: continue the game of 
Washington politics as usual or join with House Republicans to stop a 
tax increase on 160 million Americans. I urge them to make the right 
choice.

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