Congressman Dave Reichert

Washington, DC, Mar 5 - Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08) has issued the following statement after opposing a measure masked as tax relief that would fail to create jobs:

“I voted against this bill for two key reasons,” Reichert said. “First, this bill was promoted as a “jobs bill” – which you would think means, ‘it creates jobs.’ Yet I have not heard from one business owner who would be convinced to hire new workers if they received a $1,000 government subsidy. It doesn’t make any sense that they would hire someone for a $1000 subsidy when they don’t have the means to pay the rest of the salary and there’s no work available. That’s just common sense. Second, Congress had little time to review the bill, which was presented less than two hours before the House was asked to vote on it, which did not allow us to reach bipartisan consensus. Small businesses are the very lifeblood of our economy, and I look forward to working with my colleagues in the future on a meaningful tax proposal that creates real demand for goods and services – and puts Americans back to work.

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