Mike Levin: “I would say to Mr. English, if you are serious about the AMT, you would vote for this motion to instruct. You can join…”

“I would say to Mr. English, if you are serious about the AMT, you would vote for this motion to instruct. You can join any caucus you want. It is what happens on the floor that matters. You talk about the path to the balanced budget. The Republican path to a balanced budget is more deficits, and your notion is more deficits will help growth and eventually we will grow out of the deficit. The trouble is, it isn't working. When you talk about growth figures, you don't mention that for the typical family in this country, there hasn't been an increase in income. Median income in this country has essentially been flat these last years. You say if you vote for the motion to instruct it leads to a tax increase. That makes no sense at all. The present provision lasts through 2008. What you are doing is extending it several years from now. Why does Mr. Cardin come here again? How many times have we raised this issue? The main reason we bring this is because you distort the facts when you make your arguments. Pure distortion. That was true the last time we debated this. I read the New York Times article of just this last Wednesday that picks up the pure distortions by the Republicans. I think you have repeated them again.…”