[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18687]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN SUPPORT OF MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS

  (Mr. PERLMUTTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, today we have the opportunity to provide 
tax cuts for 98 percent of all Americans--on earnings up to $250,000. 
But as you just heard and as you are going to hear throughout the day, 
the Republicans don't want to have that tax cut for 98 percent of the 
people, saving them some $2,000. They want them for millionaires and 
billionaires, those guys who don't need it. That's where they are going 
to focus their efforts, to block tax cuts for those in the middle 
income ranges. That's their whole purpose from this point on, is to 
block any action in this House or in the Senate.
  The Republicans want to take care of those people who can already 
take care of themselves, take care of themselves very well, by giving 
tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires; while Democrats are going 
to look out for middle income earners and we are going to fight hard 
today to make sure there are tax cuts for those earning up to $250,000.
  Now, those tax cuts are for everybody, even the super giant wealthy, 
but only up to their first $250,000 in earnings. We will work hard 
today to make sure the middle income earners are protected.

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