Doris Matsui: “I have to first of all say that I am extremely disappointed that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have put…”

“I have to first of all say that I am extremely disappointed that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have put this bill before us. It is a shame because if they would have thought through the matter better and instead of bringing up those tax cuts, particularly the dividend tax cut and the capital gains tax cut, we could have gotten a bill on the floor that all Americans could be proud of, and every senior citizen in this country would not only be proud of, but would have an adequate benefit. I think this bill is a sham and I think instead of covering senior citizens, what we are doing is giving my Republican colleagues cover, political cover that eventually the senior citizens will lift and begin to understand what this bill is really all about. I guarantee Members by the fall of this year, senior citizens in America will understand this bill and they will be very, very unhappy with a vote in favor of this legislation. When we think about it for a minute, this bill does not do much at all.”