Joe Cunningham: “we have legislation coming before this body that would give tax relief back to the American people. My father took home…”

“we have legislation coming before this body that would give tax relief back to the American people. My father took home 85 percent of his paycheck. My daughters are scheduled to take home 10 percent of their paycheck at the current spending and the current tax rate on the American people. My brother takes home today only about 45 percent of his paycheck. This is not a legacy that we want to leave to our children. In the tax relief balanced budget plan that is coming before this body this body gives back 97 percent of tax relief to those earning less than $100,000. Mr. Speaker, $100,000 is a lot of money for a lot of people, but it also gives 72 percent of the tax relief for families earning between $20,000 and $75,000. Our colleagues on the other side, there are those that voted against a balanced budget, those who voted against welfare reform. What we call the liberal faction and leadership of the Democrat Party would say that we are giving only a tax break for the rich. If you take a look at Karl Marx's Communist manifesto, the class warfare, the ideals of union from control of private property right on down the line is class warfare and controlling the American people. What we are trying to do is give tax relief to the American people that are paying taxes.”