John Yarmuth: “About 1 year ago, Republicans were insisting that before we do anything to help unemployed Americans, we had to…”

“About 1 year ago, Republicans were insisting that before we do anything to help unemployed Americans, we had to guarantee that tax rates for the richest of the rich were made at the lowest level in 50 years. Before doing anything to help those who were struggling, they demanded we give more to those who are hurting the least. But that was just the beginning. Now, they are resisting a tax cut that would give American families an average of $1,000 per year. These are the same families that have seen their incomes drop by $6,000 in just the last 2 years. Republicans are putting more and more money into the pockets of millionaires and taking it out of the pockets of American families. They've gone from simply not helping working Americans, to actively making it harder for them to get by. These are not the priorities of the American people. I urge my colleagues to support the extension of the payroll tax cut and stand up for this commonsense policy that will help millions of American families. ____________________”