(Washington, DC)–US Representative Sue Myrick (NC-09) has released the following statement after voting in favor of HR 4853, the Middle Class Tax Relief Act:

“Without this bill, hardworking, middle class families would have seen roughly $100 more per week taken out of their paychecks in taxes.  Businesses tell me every day that they could hire, but face so much uncertainty about their liabilities – mainly their tax and employee health care obligations.  This bill is one of the ways that we can let people keep more of their hard earned money, and eliminate the uncertainty that prevents employers from hiring, investing and growing their businesses. There are concerns about the unemployment insurance benefits, which aren’t paid for, increasing the deficit.  However, this bill will go a long way toward making sure we don’t slip further into recession, which would cause more people to require unemployment benefits.  I couldn’t vote against this bill and run the risk of pushing tax rates to historic highs and unsustainable levels.  What we need to focus on is fundamental tax reform – this two-year agreement gives us time to work on such a plan”.

HR 4538 passed by a vote of 277-148.

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