Steve Chabot: “Contrary to the statement of the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) that this is some kind of inside joke, what this…”

“Contrary to the statement of the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) that this is some kind of inside joke, what this actually does is it reveals clearly those of us in this House who are seriously committed to reducing the tax burden on the American people and making it tough to raise that tax burden in the future. Those folks who believe that will vote ``yes.'' It separates them from the folks that really do not care how high taxes are or how high they might go in the future. They will vote ``no.'' The amount of money taken out of the pockets of working Americans in the form of taxes is simply too high. This House has made significant efforts this year and in previous years to reduce the tax burden on the American people. We have done that in cooperation with the President. We have been successful in passing some of those pieces of legislation into law. It is also important that we protect hard-working American families from a future of excessive taxation. Let us face it. Taxes are just too high in this country.”