[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 22082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        NO DEAL TO THIS TAX DEAL

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, since last summer, I have urged this 
Congress to take action to prevent a tax increase that would affect 
every American in January of next year. So I rise with a heavy heart 
this morning to simply announce to my colleagues that I believe the 
short-term tax deal negotiated by the White House and congressional 
leaders is a bad deal for taxpayers, will do little to create jobs, and 
I cannot support it.
  Despite the fact that last November the American people did not vote 
for more deficits, more stimulus or more uncertainty in the Tax Code, 
that is just what this lame duck Congress is about to give them.
  You know, Madam Speaker, there is a reason why article I, section 7 
of the Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue are to 
originate here in the House of Representatives. It is because our 
Founders believed that, when it comes to the people's taxes, the 
people's House should always lead. If the process is wrong, then the 
policy is wrong. We perpetuate the uncertainty. It is built into our 
Tax Code. Uncertainty is the enemy of our prosperity, and frankly, we 
can provide assistance to families struggling in this economy by making 
the hard choices to pay for it without adding to the national debt.
  The American people have spoken. Let's say no deal to this tax deal, 
and get a better deal out of this Congress 3 weeks from today.

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