[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18515]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      MIDDLE CLASS PAYROLL TAX CUT

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I came down here on the floor, and I 
asked my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to work with us to move 
forward on a new middle class payroll tax cut, a tax cut that would put 
more money in families' pockets, creating more demand for our 
businesses, and resulting in more jobs.
  But time and time again yesterday, even this morning we heard my 
friends on the other side of the aisle say the only obstacle to 
creating more jobs is regulations.
  Unfortunately, the evidence does not support this. Last Saturday, 
November 26, was Small Business Saturday. I did my part by shopping all 
day in small businesses, and I talked to my small businesses, and I 
asked them what did they need from the Federal Government to help them 
in their businesses. And they told me, ``We need customers. That's what 
will help our businesses. We need customers who have a little more 
money in their pockets this year to spend in our businesses.''
  It's not rocket science. And you know what? We don't have much time 
to wait. The longer we wait, the more likely it is that taxes will go 
up January 1. Let's work together to pass a new middle class payroll 
tax cut to put more money in the hands of Americans.

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