Joel Hefley: “I rise to support this bill even though it does not go as far as I would like it to. I think our goal should be to get…”

“I rise to support this bill even though it does not go as far as I would like it to. I think our goal should be to get rid of the capital gains tax, to get rid of the death tax. But I look at this package and see what it means to the folks in my home State of Colorado. It means that the hardworking high school student from central Denver who cannot go to college right now will be able to get some help with books and tuition. It means that the middle-class family in Colorado Springs struggling on a two-family income may be able to take the vacation they have not been able to take because they can keep more of the money they have earned. It means that the family farm in LaJunta, the one that has been in the same family for generations, may be able to stay in that family, and that the mom and pop store in Greeley may be able to stay in the family and the kids will not be saddled with unbearable inheritance taxes. Yes, I support this bill because it will create jobs across the State of Colorado and those who have had trouble getting jobs will have a bigger job market and be able maybe to become productive again. Mr. Chairman, that is what this tax bill and this tax cut does to the people of Colorado and for all Americans. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. America needs a tax break.”