Andy Barr actually said...

the tax rate on incomes in the current 25 percent bracket would have to be increased to 63 percent.

the tax rate of the highest bracket would have to be raised from 35 percent to 88 percent.

Like you, I reject the premise that concern about the debt is fading.

We cannot create that job creation and growth if we are in a debt crisis that automatically imposes austerity on the American people.