[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19105]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   SUPPORT THE PAYROLL TAX EXTENSION

  (Mr. POLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POLIS. A huge tax increase is looming unless this House takes 
action immediately. Unless this House takes action in the next few 
weeks, a typical American household earning $50,000, $60,000 a year 
will see a tax increase of $1,000 a year on payroll taxes--yes, Madam 
Speaker, a $1,000 tax increase for middle class families, many of whom 
have not seen any raises or increases for several years due to the 
recession.
  People who are struggling to support their families will see a $1,000 
tax increase if this body does not act in the next several weeks. This 
is a tax increase that most families haven't budgeted for and haven't 
prepared for. They haven't assumed that this Congress is as 
dysfunctional as it potentially is if we fail to renew this tax 
increase. We shouldn't let our dysfunction in this body harm the middle 
class and the American people.
  I call upon my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support 
renewing the payroll tax extension to make sure that middle class 
families are not slapped with a $1,000-plus tax increase next year.

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