Reid: Do Nothing Republicans Blocking Middle-Class Tax Breaks

[Omaha Steve]

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=72520

Reid: Do Nothing Republicans Blocking Middle-Class Tax Breaks

9/15/2006 1:03:00 PM

To: National Desk

Contact: Jim Manley or Rebecca Kirszner, 202-224-2939, both of the Office of Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor, admonishing the Republican "Do Nothing" Congress for blocking middle-class tax relief and incentives for businesses that conduct research in the U.S. and hire individuals on welfare. A list of tax extenders currently being blocked by Congressional Republicans follows the remarks:

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

"Prior to the August recess Republicans attempted to win support for their flawed estate tax relief proposal by attaching the popular tax provisions referred to as the 'extenders' to it.

"Republicans removed the extenders from the pension reform conference agreement and added them to their 'Trifecta' estate tax giveaway.

FULL story at link above.

[texpatriot2004]

1. Why does the Cover-up Congress hate the Middle Class? nm

[Kagemusha]

2. I hate to be picky, I really do, but I must ask in good conscience...

Are actual press releases in the spirit of Late Breaking News? I want to read this stuff but, I'm not sure actual press releases are necessarily the way they should be presented. If they are, great..

[Monkeyman]

3. The do nothing Congress is blocking a lot of bills for real people

[cornermouse]

4. One little problem...

Before we go around handing out goodies like tax cuts to the middle class we need to restore the taxes on the wealthy and get some of these bills paid off. A new show called "Air" on PBS also had a piece about the way corporations have avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes due to errors made by Clinton's administration and "help and assistance" from the Bush administration. We really need to fix this.

[bklyncowgirl]

5. I agree. I know it's election season but our country is going bankrupt.

Hell, we would be bankrupt if it wasn't for those nice people in China and Saudi Arabia bailing us out.

Reid should be talking about fiscal responsibility, restoring the tax levels to what they were under Clinton and not tax cuts to anyone--even people like me.

[cornermouse]

6. Yep.