[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8125-8126]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            DEMOCRAT BUDGET

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, in all my years of public service, I have 
never had a constituent tell me that they are taxed too little. Whether 
it is income taxes, property taxes, estate taxes, capital gains taxes, 
car taxes or some other tax, Americans give plenty of money to the 
government.
  But for House Democrats, it seems that is not enough. How else do you 
explain a budget resolution that proposes the largest tax increase in 
American history by letting all of the tax cuts expire?
  Their budget plan will deliver a hard blow to working families in our 
vibrant economy. By bringing back the marriage penalty, 23 million 
taxpayers will see their tax bill go up. By cutting the child tax 
credit in half, 31 million taxpayers will pay an average of $850 more a 
year.
  In all, House Democrats are asking hardworking Americans to fork over 
an extra $400 billion over 5 years.

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  Madam Speaker, the other side will try to sell this budget, but don't 
be fooled, this is tax-and-spend politics at its worst, and it should 
be rejected.

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