[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 116 (Wednesday, August 1, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DON'T FORGET THE LITTLE PEOPLE

  (Ms. HOCHUL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HOCHUL. Madam Speaker, ``Don't forget the little people.'' That's 
what a gentleman said as he grabbed my hand and looked into my eyes at 
the Sanborn Farm Museum French toast breakfast on Saturday morning. 
``Don't forget the little people.''
  Who are these little people? I'll tell you right now, these are 
millions of moms and dads sitting at their dinner table tonight trying 
to cover their worried expression from their kids as they look over 
their family finances, wondering whether Congress is going to step up 
to the plate and give them the tax break they so desperately deserve.
  Only in Washington will people tell you you need to address our 
growing out-of-control deficit by spending a trillion dollars on tax 
breaks for millionaires and billionaires. And not just that. That puts 
us into further debt with the Chinese. I've got a problem with that.
  It seems simple to me. If we want to cut our deficit, we cut 
spending, and we also ask those who benefited from tax breaks for the 
last decade to pay their fair share.
  Like many of us, I'm with the little people and I'm with the middle 
people. Let's vote for a middle class tax cut today.

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