[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18426]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUT ACT OF 2011

  (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BERKLEY. Madam Speaker, Nevada's middle-income families have 
borne the brunt of the economic catastrophe that has devastated our 
State. We need to create jobs and get our economy moving again. What we 
don't need is a middle class tax hike. But that's exactly what some of 
our colleagues in the United States Senate are proposing as they 
consider whether to extend and expand the payroll tax cut this week.
  This should be a no-brainer. Opposition to the Middle Class Tax Cut 
Act of 2011 is a vote to raise taxes on middle-income families in 
Nevada and across the country. This would be devastating for a State 
like Nevada. The Middle Class Tax Cut Act would cut taxes for 1.2 
million Nevadans and 50,000 small businesses across the State. What 
does that mean? It means the average Nevadan keeps $1,600 in their 
pocket. It means that a $1,000 tax hike on Nevada families is 
prevented. And it means that Nevada small businesses have more money to 
create jobs. But instead of wholesale support for this commonsense 
measure, we're getting excuses and roadblocks.
  It's time for action. Let's pass this bill.

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