NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “I think this points out the fundamental difference between our two major parties. Indeed, to echo the comments of my…”

“I think this points out the fundamental difference between our two major parties. Indeed, to echo the comments of my colleague from California, sadly, sadly so many of our friends on the other side are unalterably opposed to the American people hanging onto more of their own money and sending less of it here to Washington that they would try to nitpick an agreement broadly arrived at with the President of the United States. Mr. Chairman, all we need do is listen to the hardworking American people. One of my constituents, via telefax, a small business owner, Jon Cramer, points out the wisdom of those who live far beyond the Beltway in the great State of Arizona, when he says, "JD, you cannot give an income tax break to those who do not pay income taxes." It is a very simple thought. Not fraught with cruelty, as some would suggest, but a commonsense compassion. And again it is important to note the reality of the evaluation by the nonpartisan Joint Tax Commission that tells us that fully, fully 76 percent of the tax relief in the Republican plan goes to families earning between $20 and $75,000 a year.”