Senate Republicans have blocked
President Obama’s plan to extend the payroll tax cut for working
Americans. The President released this statement following the vote:
Tonight, Senate Republicans chose to raise taxes on
nearly 160 million hardworking Americans because they refused to ask a
few hundred thousand millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair
share. They voted against a bill that would have not only extended the
$1,000 tax cut for a typical family, but expanded that tax cut to put an
extra $1,500 in their pockets next year, and given nearly six million
small business owners new incentives to expand and hire. That is
unacceptable. It makes absolutely no sense to raise taxes on the middle
class at a time when so many are still trying to get back on their feet.
Now is not the time to put the economy and the security of the middle
class at risk. Now is the time to rebuild an economy where hard work
and responsibility pay off, and everybody has a chance to succeed. Now
is the time to put country before party and work together on behalf of
the American people. And I will continue to urge Congress to stop
playing politics with the security of millions of American families and
small business owners and get this done.
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