DeGette Statement On Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-1) issued the following statement after voting for the Conference Report to H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011. The bill passed the House of Representatives 293 to 132.

“With almost 13 million Americans still unemployed, it is critical that we continue offering unemployment insurance to those in need. While I am disappointed some of my colleagues felt the need to offset these benefits with cuts to middle-class federal workers, I cannot in good conscience vote to deny millions of Americans the unemployment insurance keeping them afloat.”