DeGette Statement on Bill to Cut Taxes for Wealthiest Americans

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement after the House vote on H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. The bill, which DeGette voted against, passed by a vote of 277 to 148.

"While I support an extension of both unemployment insurance and tax cuts for the middle class, I cannot support this bill," said DeGette. "It recklessly gives tax cuts to the wealthiest 2% of Americans and 6,600 large estates, while blowing a $900 billion hole in our already ballooning national deficit. I am willing to stay in session as long as it takes to make sure that middle class families get the relief they need, but am unwilling to finance that relief on the backs of our children and grandchildren. I call on my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to join me in finding a common sense solution that targets aid to those that need it most: the long-term unemployed and middle class taxpayers."

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