Political Quotes

“Yesterday those opposed to tax relief came to the floor to wage an orchestrated campaign of disinformation against the Jobs and Growth Act. Having lost the battle to convince the voters that tax relief is fundamentally bad, and unable to win the legislative battle over passage of the tax cuts, Democrats are now engaged in damage control. That means that they will lie, twist and distort the truth about the benefits of the plan, benefits that extend to nearly every person who actually pays Federal income taxes. They were on the wrong side of the issue then, and they are on the wrong side of the issue now. At least they are consistent. Fortunately, Republicans have the truth on our side and we are also consistent. We are consistently supporting legislation that will give working families tax relief. The facts are that the tax cuts Republicans passed will do these things: First, it will take an additional 3 million low income families off the Federal tax rolls completely. Let me repeat this, because I know as soon as I am finished, an opponent of tax relief will say this bill does nothing for the working poor. This bill takes an additional 3 million low-income families off the Federal tax rolls completely. Second, we have also expanded the 10 percent tax bracket and increased the standard deduction for married couples. Both of these provisions are targeted to low and middle-income families.”