Jeff Miller: “Mr. Chairman, I am proud to be here today in support of the Tax Fairness and Deficit Reduction Act. Not only does this…”

“Mr. Chairman, I am proud to be here today in support of the Tax Fairness and Deficit Reduction Act. Not only does this legislation provide necessary tax relief for the hard-working families of America, it pays for those tax cuts and reduces the deficit by $30 billion. In our quest to remove the burden of bloated government from the backs of our kids and our grandkids, all I hear from the other side of the aisle is empty rhetoric about class warfare. The fact is we started with ourselves: for the first time in 40 years, we have a deficit reduction package that cuts benefits for Members of Congress. This legislation reforms the overly generous pension benefits given to Members of Congress by the overly-taxed American people. Never in the past 40 years did the Democrats reduce their benefits and actually give the money back to the hard-working, tax-paying citizens of this country. Republican leadership is different. We are leading by example. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.”