Jim Jordan: “my opposition to this proposal is clear and fundamental. It raises taxes. It is not fiscally responsible. It does not…”

“my opposition to this proposal is clear and fundamental. It raises taxes. It is not fiscally responsible. It does not protect Social Security, and it does not protect the interests of families, who as the cornerstone of our society, deserve to be the very first consideration in each of our legislative decisions. I am pleased to support Mr. Ryan, ranking member of the Budget Committee, and my colleagues on the Republican Study Committee on the conservative alternative to the budget blueprint before us today. I was pleased to offer a tax cut amendment to this legislation that would have extended the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 at least until 2012. Unfortunately, the amendment was not accepted, but I rise today to say that my opposition to H. Con. Res. 99 does not end with runaway taxes and spending. True, the proposal has excessive spending that mortgages our children's future on government programs. True, the proposal raises taxes on families and businesses, reinstates the 'marriage penalty', reincarnates the death tax, and cuts the child tax credit in half. True, these tax increases, the biggest in American history, will cost the average Ohio family thousands of dollars in higher taxes. But what is most troubling is that the entire budget is based on a premise that is antithetical to what makes America great. This budget postulates that economic security . . . a 'Great Society' if you will . . . is just another government program away.…”