[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5468]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TAX DAY TAX BREAKS

  (Mrs. DAHLKEMPER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DAHLKEMPER. Mr. Speaker, Tax Day is tomorrow, and thanks to the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act middle class families in western 
Pennsylvania and throughout the country are seeing big tax returns this 
year. The Recovery Act provided tax cuts for 99 percent of working 
Pennsylvanians and resulted in a 10 percent increase in the average tax 
refund this year. That's a big help to families in my district who are 
working hard to pay their bills.
  The Recovery Act extended the earned income tax credit, the child tax 
credit, and college tax credits for families and students. First-time 
homebuyers benefit from a tax credit of up to $8,000, and businesses 
can write off new equipment purchases and increase bonus depreciation. 
Americans are saving an estimated $222 billion in taxes this year 
thanks to the Recovery Act.
  I am proud that through the work we have been doing here in Congress 
we have lowered the tax burden for my hardworking constituents.

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