[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17027]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 A HOLIDAY GIFT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, time is counting down, the holidays are upon 
us, and Congress still hasn't come together to spare hardworking middle 
class families from the tax hike rushing towards them.
  We know we agree on this. We know what this tax increase would mean 
for these families. Why aren't we voting on that? Why won't we have a 
vote on protecting the middle class from this tax hike?
  We know that every minute we delay is more stress, more anxiety for 
mothers and fathers looking at the holiday season, worried about what's 
waiting for them on the other side. What are we waiting for?
  I know Members of Congress might stay here through Christmas, but 
let's make sure that our holiday gift to the American people is a 
Congress that doesn't hold the middle class families hostage. Let's 
bring the middle class tax cuts to the floor for a vote today.

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