Joe Donnelly: “I rise tonight to commend the House and the Senate for working together to put together this economic stimulus package…”

“I rise tonight to commend the House and the Senate for working together to put together this economic stimulus package and to do it so quickly. This bipartisan package will spark our economy by providing millions of working families, including seniors and disabled veterans, with targeted tax relief. I am especially proud that this broad-based package also includes language from my bill, H.R. 5172, the Immediate Financial Assistance for America's Seniors Act. This provision ensures that nearly 20 million low-income seniors, many who rely heavily on Social Security, will receive much-needed tax relief. These retired seniors have worked hard all of their lives. They have paid taxes and they deserve this support. Again, I commend the House and Senate for all this work.”