Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) made the following statement after she voted against continuing $3 trillion in tax cuts enacted by President George W. Bush:

“Every American knows debt is a serious problem, and we need to get our fiscal house in order.  As a percentage of our economy, spending is the highest it’s been in 60 years and revenue is at the lowest. 

“We have to make tough spending cuts next year.  If we start with $3 trillion in tax cuts out of the gate, those cuts will be even tougher.  And they will disproportionately impact society’s most vulnerable.  When we start talking about cutting help for seniors to heat their homes in winter, for kids to have a safe place to go after school, or even police and firefighters to protect our communities, we can’t talk out of both sides of our mouths.”

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