Nancy Boyda: “unless we act now, over 150,000 of our American troops and their families will pay sharply higher taxes. Unless Congress…”

“unless we act now, over 150,000 of our American troops and their families will pay sharply higher taxes. Unless Congress extends the military eligibility for the earned income tax credit, we will, through inaction, slash the EITC for hundreds of thousands of troops. It would be a tax borne solely by our soldiers and our military families. We call it a soldier tax. Our military continues to serve our country with honor and distinction. The last thing we need is for our soldiers and their families to have to worry about paying higher taxes next year. That is why I authored the Tax Relief for Armed Combat Families Act for 2007. It will permanently end the soldier tax. Our military families should not have to worry from year to year what funds are going to be available to take care of their families. I thank Chairman Rangel and Chairman Neal for working my language into today's legislation, and I call on my colleagues to pass this important legislation. Let's permanently end the soldier tax.”