[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5470]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 TAXES

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is Tax Day, a deadline 
dreaded by millions of Americans currently finishing up their tax 
returns.
  Congress owes it to the American taxpayer to act in a fiscally 
responsible way. Unfortunately, this Congress has not lived up to this 
burden. At a time when 15 million American remain unemployed and many 
more are struggling to make ends meet, this administration and 
Democratic Congress continue to push through measures which increase 
taxes and add to government spending, which is already out of control. 
Strong-arm tactics and economic sleight of hand should not be used to 
jam through legislation which will impact the life of every American.
  The solution is not taking more money from the American people. The 
answer is fiscal discipline in Washington and tax relief for working 
Americans. We can't tax and spend our way back to a growing economy, 
and we owe the American taxpayer better.

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