[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 5, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1656-E1657]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                         HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2017

  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably absent in the House 
Chamber for Roll Call votes 653 and 654 on Monday, December 4, 2017. 
Had I been present, I would have voted Nay on Roll Call vote 653 and 
Yea on Roll Call vote 654.

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  I believe that both the House and Senate GOP tax bills are an attack 
on the middle class and only serve to benefit the wealthiest in our 
nation. The GOP tax plan would raise taxes on millions of families and 
students, send jobs overseas, devastate our health care system, and 
overwhelm future generations with crushing debt. I stand with my 
Democratic colleagues in opposing this plan and urge the enactment of 
tax reform that puts working Americans first.

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