Xavier Becerra: “I support the Democratic substitute because I want to provide honest marriage penalty relief for the more than 44…”

“I support the Democratic substitute because I want to provide honest marriage penalty relief for the more than 44 million families in my congressional district. But I also want to protect the Social Security and Medicare benefits that are enjoyed by more than 42,000 of my constituents, as well; and I also want to reduce the more than $8.4 billion that my constituents must bear of the more than $3.6 trillion in debt that the Federal Government right now holds. The reason we have problems is because this plan, under H.R. 6, does nothing on Social Security. It does not strengthen it. Where is the plan to strengthen Medicare? Where is the plan to reduce that $3.6 trillion Federal debt? There is no plan because this Congress yet has to come up with a budget. We are treating this particular issue on marriage tax penalty like a child in a candy store. Congress cannot handle the budget for all of America's families like a child in a candy store.”