[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TAX INCREASES DON'T CREATE JOBS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate you also today on this 
historic day, and also all those who have made this day possible by 
making the House much more accessible to everyone who serves in the 
House.
  But, Mr. Speaker, I must change the subject and say that in 5 months, 
the hardworking taxpayers of America will get hit with the largest tax 
increase in American history if this Congress doesn't act to forestall 
it.
  That's right. Unless Congress acts, taxpayers will see tax rates go 
up across the board. This is completely unacceptable. During this 
period of economic difficulty and high unemployment, these tax hikes 
will fall especially hard on the small businesses that have already 
borne the brunt of this bad economy. These are the same job-creating 
small businesses that represent our best hope for emerging with 
strength from this recession. Increasing their taxes now would be an 
economic poison pill that would kill economic growth and job creation. 
After all, Mr. Speaker, what tax increase ever created a job?

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