Joseph Knollenberg: “Mr. Speaker, 2 years ago the Democratic majority in the House muscled through the largest tax increase in U.S. history…”

“Mr. Speaker, 2 years ago the Democratic majority in the House muscled through the largest tax increase in U.S. history without one Republican vote. Buried deep in tax language, the Democrats even included a cut in Social Security benefits for senior citizens. That's right, every senior citizen making $34,000 is rich according to the Democrats definition and guess what? They all got a cut in 1993. I am proud to say that tomorrow we will restore Social Security benefits to their prior level and lessen the squeeze on the middle class. Instead of finding clever ways to take more money from our senior citizens and middle-class Americans--we are restoring benefits, lowering taxes, encouraging investment and savings, and letting Americans keep more of their hard-earned money. I have a question for my Democratic colleagues. Can you justify the current tax burden on our senior citizens? Can you justify the tax burden on working families? If the answer is no, then support our tax reduction package.”