We also could be doing more for working individuals by including my legislation, the AG CHAIN Act, which would suspend Federal income tax and payroll taxes for essential workers during this pandemic. However, today's legislation was drafted and introduced with unnecessary haste and lacks bipartisan support to become law. I am voting ``no'' on this bill, and I urge my colleagues to do the same.
Glenn Thompson: “We also could be doing more for working individuals by including my legislation, the AG CHAIN Act, which would suspend…”
On the recordMay 15, 2020
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