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On the recordDecember 2, 2010
Mr. Speaker, why are we playing these political games? We have 15 million people out of work, we have families, small businesses, seniors and job creators facing a nearly $4 trillion tax bomb that will go off on January 1, and here we are playing political games. This bill is dead on arrival in the Senate. Everyone knows it. We are wasting time today. And worse than that, it undercuts the President's own sincere efforts to work with Dave Camp, the ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee, Senate Republicans and Senate and House Democrats to actually come up with a real solution to solve this problem. Instead, this body is rushing forward with more political theater. And my question is, wasn't September the time to play political games? Right now with the clock ticking, shouldn't we be all about solutions? Let's talk about two myths. Democrats say, let's pass this, it will help jump-start the economy. It will do just the opposite. One, the people they hit, these consumers, hold one of every $3 in consumption today. So Democrats say, instead of going into that Main Street shop this Christmas season spending money, send your dollars to Washington, that will help the economy. Secondly, it damages the small businesses that are the backbone of job creation. You will hear this claim that it only hits 3 percent of small businesses. You know how they figured that?…
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Kevin Brady
Republican · Texas

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