On the recordDecember 1, 2011
Mr. President, the problem with this proposal--and I hope we are reaching the point where we are actually coming together in a bipartisan way--is that it does not help small business. What we should be doing is cutting the payroll tax in half for employees and cutting it in half for employers so we can help small businesses. This bill does not do that. All it does is take the existing cut in the payroll tax and keep that in place. We like that part of it. We should expand the tax cut for workers and also have a separate cut in the payroll tax for employers, so 160 million workers and lots of businesses can get the benefit of this payroll tax cut to put money in people's pockets, grow the economy, and move the economy forward. I urge a ``no'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
