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On the recordDecember 2, 2010
Today the House passed legislation that would extend the tax cuts for those middle-class taxpayers who make under $200,000 a year. That is a good thing, and I support that. But why on Earth would we extend the tax cuts for a certain segment of the population and not extend the tax cuts for everyone? Why would we do that? Who are the job creators in our country? What is the problem our country has right now? It is jobs. We have an unemployment rate that is hovering around 10 percent. So what should we be doing in Congress to try to alleviate that situation? We should be doing everything in our power to create jobs in the private sector. The private sector is where jobs will be created, where it will be something that will support a family. Of course, we are going to support tax cuts for everyone in this country because we are in an economic recession. The idea of increasing taxes on the people who would create jobs is something that could only come out of Washington.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas

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The speaker addresses the need for tax cuts for all to support job creation amid high unemployment.

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