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Burton Blasts Use of "Political Games" with Phony Tax Cut Vote
December 2, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN-05) issued the following statement after the passage of the House Democrats tax increase on families and small businesses:
“Economists on the left and right of the political spectrum have repeatedly said that now is not the time for Washington to be raising taxes on ANYBODY. Unfortunately, the House Democrat leadership has once again chosen to ignore common sense in pursuit of a hyper partisan agenda. Today’s vote is not only a disservice to American families and small businesses, who will be crushed by the $3.9 trillion tax increase set to take effect in just 29 days, but an insult to President Obama, who only 48 hours ago offered to sit down with Republicans and Democrats to negotiate a bipartisan tax deal. Indeed, this purely political vote took place at the exact same time a bipartisan group of Members were meeting to work out a deal.
“With the unemployment rate flirting with double digits, the last thing Congress should be doing is implementing a job killing tax increase on families and small businesses. What Congress should be doing is stopping the political games and working in a bipartisan way to extend tax cuts for everyone. This would promote real job growth, empower small business owners and allow more Americans to invest in and grow our economy.”
