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While taxes are a necessary to fund such critical priorities as the
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In fact, for 2006 Americans will receive an average refund of $2,394, up from $2,314 in 2005, while the average federal tax rate for a four-person family earning the median income – 13.1% – has been reduced to its lowest point since the 1960s.
Pro-growth conservative policies have driven the American economy over the last several years and have put more money back in the pockets of working families, right where it belongs. Over the last four year, tax cuts which were sponsored by the Republicans have facilitated economic growth while adding 7.5 million new jobs.
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To do this, we must control spending and ensure that the money we're spending is being spent wisely. While there are any number of worthwhile programs that deserve federal government spending, we don't have unlimited resources. Every dollar that Washington spends is from taxes taken from the American people. We have to establish priorities by budgeting responsibly and then living within that budget.
Important Legislation
H.J. Res. 1, Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States: I have co-sponsored legislation to prohibit spending for any fiscal year from that exceeds total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress, by a three-fifths rollcall vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts. Introduced during the 110th Congress, this bill has been referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 510, Tax Code Termination Act: The U.S. Tax Code has become entirely to complicated. I think everyone agrees with that. This bill, which I've co-sponsored, would eliminate our current tax code and require that any replacement should be a simple and fair system that meets the following 6 criteria: (1) applies a low rate to all Americans; (2) provides tax relief for working Americans; (3) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax collection abuses; (4) eliminates the bias against savings and investment; (5) promotes economic growth and job creation; and (6) does not penalize marriage or families.