House Democrats Increase Taxes on Job Creators While Unemployment Rate Continues to Grow
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December 03, 2010
Yesterday, in a last stand effort, Speaker Nancy Pelosi forced a vote in the House that would only extend tax cuts for the middle class while allowing the Democrat tax increase on small businesses and individuals making over $250,000. The Obama Administration has been working with Republicans to find a solution and ensure no individual or business is hit with a tax increase during an economic recession. Not only did Speaker Pelosi’s hasty vote undermine these bipartisan talks, she ignored the will of the American people, her own party, economists and small businesses, demonstrating, once again, her ignorance, arrogance, and unwillingness to truly listen to the American people. Democratic Representative Jason Altmire voted against bringing up the bill and said, “This isn’t a time to talk about raising taxes.” It was a sentiment that fell on the deaf ears of the outgoing Speaker. While the bill must still go through the Senate, this political gamesmanship from Speaker Pelosi and other House Democrats comes at a time when Americans cannot afford to have their taxes increase. Today, the Labor Department announced that unemployment rose to 9.8 percent, which is the highest unemployment has been since April. With this vote, Democrats are, once again, demonstrating their tendency to ignore the voters, as well as many in their own party, and increase the taxes on an already maligned private sector. The move to bring the incomplete tax bill to to the House floor for a vote was nothing more than political ploy designed to misrepresent the intentions of Republicans, who are united in extending tax cuts for all Americans and small businesses. While Republicans lost the vote, the American people are the real victims. We will not stand for these games at a time when Americans have clearly voiced their displeasure with the way the Democrats have run this country. Not intimidated by this move from the outgoing majority, Republicans remained steadfast in our fight to oppose the tax increase on all Americans and small businesses. We will not stop fighting to protect America’s job creators at the time when we need them the most.
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