Neil Abercrombie: “for 1 minute, can we just set aside all of this rhetorical, divisive language about left and right and who wants to…”

“for 1 minute, can we just set aside all of this rhetorical, divisive language about left and right and who wants to stiff-arm 2 percent or 98 percent. That is not what this is about. The whole basis of this law has changed. We have to recognize that there are middle-income businesses, small businesses all throughout this country that would benefit from a change; and we all know that there is an objection with respect to whether or not the megawealthy may or may not be able to have more advantages than they have right now. This is the first step in a legislative process, and we can be thankful to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Tanner) and the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Dunn) and to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel) and to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Archer), who are excellent legislators. Everyone knows that. They will put together a package that in the end is going to achieve tax equity and fairness for the overwhelming majority of Americans who deserve it, that is going to help preserve jobs and that is going to see to it that the small businesses throughout this country and the jobs that they create are going to be preserved and protected. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 8. it is pro-jobs and pro-tax fairness, and the House should pass the bill by a wide majority. As many of you know, I have been a long time supporter of working people and their interests. It is from those perspectives that I come here today to support H.R.…”