Cantor asks U.S. Senate to “get to work”
By JR Hoeft | Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 | Policy“As the Speaker said, we are here in Washington working today because we want to make sure that the middle class and working families of this country have some certainty that their taxes will not go up for the entirety of next year. That’s the House position. And, frankly, that’s the only issue with which we differ with the Senate. We’re asking, as the Speaker said, for the Senate Majority Leader to appoint conferees, to come join us, to try and finish the work for the American people before the end of the year.
“People across America are scratching their heads, wondering what Washington is doing. And by the very fact that the President sits probably a mile away from here down Pennsylvania Avenue and we’re sitting here, people are wondering, ‘Why can’t they just get together and talk and work this out?’ And that’s exactly what we’re asking to do. The differences between us are not very great. All of us, as the Speaker indicated, want to make sure that people have tax relief certainty for the year. We can do this. We’ve got time. Let’s get to work.”
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Cantor is not the only one to convey this sentiment from Virginia, either. Yesterday, Rep. Rob Wittman spoke about the situation in DC over payroll taxes. Wittman also expressed his disappointment in this statement:
“I am as frustrated as many of you are that this clear and simple effort to extend payroll tax reductions for the next year is not completed. Congress once again has brought negotiations to the brink and, Americans once again wait as a deadline quickly approaches, this time on tax relief expiring on December 31, 2011. I do not believe Congress should simply pack it up and go home. Shutting the door and going home is simply not the right way to resolve the differences on this legislation. The issue is extending tax relief and avoiding uncertainty in our economy: this is too important to play games over – Americans deserve better.”
I can’t believe Democrats would want to refuse to extend to Americans a full year’s worth of payroll tax relief.
If this isn’t completed soon, Americans, as they are paying their post-Christmas bills, will get another gift in their paychecks – higher taxes.
Harry Reid is truly living up to being the “Grinch.”
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5 Responses to "Cantor asks U.S. Senate to “get to work”"
Is Cantor an atheist or something? Come on, its Christmas, take a day off and help us celebrate the birth of Jesus. If you want to filibuster on Christmas Day, go ahead, the atheists will love you.
The peoples work on Christmas Day is done on Christmas because the people realize their work was done by Jesus. It is real work to provide proper leadership, and I would hope all of us Americans can agree Jesus provided proper leadership.
Peace on Earth, good will amongst men (and women too, I am not a sexist).
Even during the greatest of challenges our species faced, those who faced hatred against each other found upon this one one day to stop their hatred and find something they could agree with.
Peace on Earth, good will amongst men. Let us celebrate.
If getting rid of 2% is good, then getting rid of all payroll taxes is better. Just use the general fund for all of it.
Cantor has once again displayed his raw ambition to take down the Speaker and replace him. Of course the question is, will there be a republican party left after this debacle? The House has shown itself to be politically tone deaf as well as totally insensitive to the plight of the 99% of us who will be harmed by the increase in tax on January 1. The tea party and the republican study committee have caused great harm to most americans, and we won’t forget.
With all due respect to Cantor, the Senate did their job and passed a bill with overwhelming bipartisan support. It is the House that has created this fiasco and handed a gift wrapped ‘win’ to the President.
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