[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        NOT HERE TO RAISE TAXES

  (Ms. SALINAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SALINAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose the so-called Fair Tax 
Act.
  Right now, Oregonians don't pay a single cent in sales tax. Ask 
anyone and they will tell you: It is a good thing. We rejected such 
proposals multiple times. It protects working folks who are 
disproportionately impacted by the undue burden of spending additional 
dollars on basic necessities.
  I am not here to raise taxes on Oregonians. That is not why my 
constituents sent me here. I am here to help working folks get ahead, 
which is why I am so troubled by this congressional proposal to mandate 
a 30 percent sales tax.
  This is far from fair. It is not even close. The top 1 percent may 
not sweat a 30 percent sales tax, but for working families, that could 
be the difference between putting food on the table or having to go 
without.
  I stand today to redirect our attention to the pressing needs of 
Oregonians: the need to lower costs and fight inflation, not to raise 
taxes. That is what I am focused on, and I urge my colleagues to do the 
same.

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