[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14356]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  EXTEND TAX CUTS FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, it's time to give 
hardworking Americans incentives to invest in order to create jobs and 
grow the economy. We must also protect middle class Americans from 
significant tax hikes that are headed their way. Contrary to liberal 
claims, these are not tax hikes only on the wealthy.
  The picture isn't pretty if these tax hikes go into effect. If you're 
a family of four and your income is $50,000 a year, you could pay 
$2,100 in additional taxes; if you're married as a senior citizen 
earning $40,000 a year, you could pay $1,400 in higher taxes; a single 
mom making $36,000 a year could end up paying $1,100 in new taxes.
  Hardworking middle class Americans across the country cannot afford 
an attack on creating jobs. The Federal Government cannot pay off 
America's debt by higher taxes.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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