Frank Pallone: “sometimes a cartoon says it all, and over the weekend a cartoon appeared in the Home News and Tribune and the Asbury…”

“sometimes a cartoon says it all, and over the weekend a cartoon appeared in the Home News and Tribune and the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey and its message was right on target. It shows two characters from the TV show ``The Simpsons" both reading the newspaper with the headline, ``GOP Tax Plan''; but Mr. Burns, as a representative of the rich, says, ``Excellent,'' while Homer Simpson, as the symbol for the middle class, can only respond by saying ``Duh.'' This really sums up the way the American people will react to the tax bill being pushed by our Republican colleagues. If taxpayers happen to be wealthy, if they are somebody who does not have to worry too much about making ends meet or paying for their kids's education, then this plan is for them. If, on the other hand, they are part of the vast majority of the American people in the middle class or the lower end of the income scale and they could use a little help, well, under the GOP plan they are just out of luck.”