Nydia M. Velazquez: “the Republicans will stand here today and say that they are bringing tax relief to the middle class. They complain that…”

“the Republicans will stand here today and say that they are bringing tax relief to the middle class. They complain that the Democrats are being less than honest about the Republicans' attack on working families. Well, Mr. Speaker, even the Wall Street Journal, no friend of the Democrats, agreed with us. Here it is in the Wall Street Journal. The Republican bill is, and I quote, ``a bonanza for the affluent, crumbs for the working class.'' It ``shamefully short changes the working poor.'' The Wall Street Journal says that under the Republican plan, Bill Gates will get a $4,000 tax break for education expenses, while a new police officer making $23,000 will be denied a tax credit for his kids. Mr. Speaker, if the Republicans are not listening to the American people and they are not listening to the Wall Street Journal, it seems obvious who they are listening to, to their campaign contributors.”