Dave Camp: “The differences between the bipartisan, House-passed Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act and what the Senate…”

“The differences between the bipartisan, House-passed Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act and what the Senate did so it could go on vacation could not be clearer. The House bill puts the American people first. It provided certainty for middle class families struggling to make ends meet by extending the middle class holiday; it provided certainty for those left behind in this economy by extending not only unemployment benefits for 1 year but also the Nation's welfare program; it provided certainty to seniors by ensuring their doctors would not see reimbursement rates slashed by nearly 30 percent; and it provided incentives for job creators looking for ways to hire more workers by extending tax relief. The Senate decided not to do any of this. Worse yet, in a rush to get home for the holidays, the Senate passed something that is totally unworkable. Yesterday, the Congress received a letter from the National Payroll Reporting Consortium, a nonprofit trading association whose members cover more than one-third of the private-sector workforce. Their letter says the Senate bill ``could create substantial problems, confusion, and costs affecting a significant percentage of U.S.…”