Eva M. Clayton: “Mr. Speaker, there are winners and losers in this tax bill. Americans should know, making the tax bill fair to Americans…”

“Mr. Speaker, there are winners and losers in this tax bill. Americans should know, making the tax bill fair to Americans and who wins and who loses in that should be reemphasized. I just want to ask the gentlewoman from Connecticut, who do you think really are the big winners in this again? I understand that we are saying this is going to be tax relief all America is going to benefit from. The gentlewoman who spoke earlier said that when next tax time comes, who will be the great winners in this? Will it be the average American who is under the $50,000 or will it be those who are working every day trying to send their kids to school, or will it be the very poor or who really will win under this big tax break we are going to give by Friday? Who are the winners under this? ... it is clear those who make over $200,000 in this country, the richest 1 or 2 percent in this Nation are going to get an $11,000 tax break. Those people who are working middle-class families who are making $30,000, $40,000, and $50,000 a year are looking at a pittance in terms of a tax break. They are looking at $274. Now, you tell me where that is equity.”