Asa Hutchinson: “I am glad to rise in support of the tax relief bill. It lowers capital gains, raises the earnings limit on Social…”

“I am glad to rise in support of the tax relief bill. It lowers capital gains, raises the earnings limit on Social Security, provides an adoption tax credit, an elder tax credit, IRA equity, a $500 tax credit for children. In short, it is a family-friendly tax relief bill. After all, the family is the fundamental unit of society. It is the guardian of our social fabric. It is the means by which our values are conveyed. Yet it is besieged, embattled. It is under attack by its own government. We could not have come up with a more anti-family public policy if we had sat down and devised such a plan. It is not too much to expect that government be the friend, not the foe, of the family, so one critical step in turning this around is the passage of the $500 per child tax credit. It would shift power and money from Washington bureaucrats and return it to the moms and dads of middle America. Families do not want more entitlements, they want empowerment. The American family is tired of high-sounding rhetoric and empty speeches about family values while policymakers insult them by saying 'We can't afford it now,' as if it is our money. We cannot afford not to do it now. Our national security is intertwined with family security. Strong and secure families mean a strong and secure society. We need to reject the class warfare rhetoric and pass this bill.”