[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16225]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS

  (Ms. TSONGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I was proud to join my colleagues 
in signing a petition to bring the middle class tax cuts to the House 
floor for an up-or-down vote. While there is much left to negotiate, 
there is one step that we can take today. It will provide millions of 
families and 97 percent of all small businesses with the security of 
knowing that their income taxes will not rise on January 1.
  Both parties and the American people agree on the need to pass an 
extension of the tax cuts for every family on the first $250,000 of 
income. The Senate has passed such a bill, the President stands ready 
to sign it today, and I have heard from hundreds of constituents urging 
support for this now.
  I urge my Republican colleagues to join us today in protecting middle 
class Americans and send the Senate-passed bill to the President.

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