By Matthew Beck (202) 225-8933

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) issued the following statement on upcoming tax policy issues before the U.S. Congress:

“The most important issues facing the American people and the U.S. Congress are the urgent need to create jobs and economic growth, maintain tax cuts for hardworking middle-class families, and extend unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans continuing to look for work.  We as a Congress must come together to ensure these families and the small businesses which fuel our economy have the resources they need to help our economy recover.  We must find a way to enact common-sense tax policies that help stimulate further job creation and economic growth in the near term while addressing the critical issue of our long-term fiscal deficits.”

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