Bill Archer: “The Democrats have proposed an alternative tax package whose benefits are targeted to middle-class families. The message…”

“The Democrats have proposed an alternative tax package whose benefits are targeted to middle-class families. The message from House Democrats is that in fact we are on your side, we are on the side of families struggling to try to make ends meet. We are on the side of families who worry about paying their bills each month, putting food on the table and still having enough left over to afford health care for their kids. We are on the side of families hoping to tuck away a few of their hard-earned dollars each month for their children's education or for their own retirement. These are families who truly in fact deserve some tax relief. This is not a partisan issue, quite frankly. This is an issue in which we have an opportunity to come together as a Congress in order to provide much needed tax relief to people in this country. I think when we have the opportunity on the floor of this House to go through post-secondary education, K through 12 education, the family credit, total relief for families in this country, the death tax and capital gains taxes, that we ought to in fact opt for Main Street instead of Wall Street.”