[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8999]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            TODAY IS TAX DAY

  (Mr. KELLER of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. KELLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, today is tax day. Millions of 
Americans will write big fat checks to Uncle Sam. Who is paying the 
bill? The top 10 percent of households, families with incomes of 
$100,000 or more, pay 70 percent of all Federal income taxes. 
Coincidentally, 70 percent of all the new jobs in America are created 
by small businessmen.
  The tax cuts of 2003 have created 7.8 million new jobs and have given 
us the lowest unemployment rate in four decades. Unfortunately, the 
Democrat budget proposal contemplates allowing these tax cuts to expire 
which will give Americans the largest tax increase in history.
  Under the Democrat tax increase, small businesses will be hurt and 42 
million families with children will see their tax bill go up by an 
average of $2,100. A married couple with two kids making $60,000 will 
see their taxes go up by 60 percent.
  On tax day let's remember the hardworking families who are paying the 
bills to Uncle Sam and oppose all new taxes.

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