Washington, D.C. – Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA) issued the following statement after House Democrats voted to adjourn Congress without allowing an up-or-down vote to halt the record-breaking tax increases set to take effect on January 1, 2011:

“By deciding to adjourn Congress to begin their fall campaigns without stopping trillions of dollars in job killing tax hikes, it’s clear that the only jobs House Democrats truly care about are their own. Millions of small businesses, the backbone of American job creation, are faced with tax increases that will force them to shed more jobs to stay afloat. We’re only 94 days away from the largest tax increase in history, one that would more than double federal taxes on North State families. Given this reality, the House Democrats’ decision to leave town without addressing this crippling blow to the economy is an abandonment of their responsibility as public servants. There is ample bipartisan support to prevent these record-breaking tax hikes, but Speaker Pelosi has again ignored the will of the American people.”

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