Paul Tonko: “My colleagues on the other side of the aisle have said over and over again that cutting taxes for millionaires and…”

“My colleagues on the other side of the aisle have said over and over again that cutting taxes for millionaires and billionaires will create jobs. It simply has not. Albert Einstein once described insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. That is why I rise today to ask, where are the jobs? Where are they? It is time we restore sanity to the discussion on tax cuts. Tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires do not create jobs. They are also not supported by the general public. In fact, according to a CBS poll from last week, only 26 percent of Americans support millionaire tax breaks and only 46 percent of Republicans support millionaire tax breaks. So I ask, who are my Republican friends listening to? Is it the average family or small business in their district, or is it Wall Street CEOs and an army of special interest lobbyists? The trickle-down effect has not worked. As any farmer will tell you, you fertilize a plant from bottom up, not top down, because if its roots are strong, the plant will be strong. Our country's roots are the middle class, and it's time we give them nutrients to thrive.”