[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18425]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 TAXES

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, with the unemployment in the Inland Empire 
above 13 percent and home foreclosures at a record level, families in 
my congressional district are hurting. And now, if Congress does not 
act soon, these struggling families will face a $1,000 tax increase. 
And why are our families facing this deadline? Because the Republicans 
refuse to ask those making more than a million dollars a year to 
contribute their fair share.
  The Republican obsession with extending the Bush tax for the ultra 
rich has led to the failure of the supercommittee. We all know the Bush 
tax cuts were a horrible failure. They didn't produce jobs here in the 
United States. They didn't create any new jobs. They dug us into a $15 
trillion debt. And now the Republicans want to permanently extend this 
madness.
  It can't just be my way or the highway. Let's stop this gridlock. 
Let's pass a jobs bill. Let's work together on a balanced budget.

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