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Wilson Supports Proposal to Protect Families' Pocketbooks

Date: Jan. 4, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Finance and Banking Family


Wilson Supports Proposal to Protect Families' Pocketbooks

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) today supported Republican efforts to protect American families from tax increases. Wilson released the following statement regarding the proposal:

"For the past several years, our economy has seen unprecedented growth. Following the 2003 tax cuts, more than 7 million payroll jobs have been created. Just yesterday, the Dow Industrial Average reached a new all-time high.

"The robust state of our economy is a direct result of Republican efforts to keep taxes low and decrease government spending. I was pleased to vote today in favor of a motion to prohibit Democrats from frivolously raising American workers' taxes.

"American families and businesses should not starve for Washington's gluttony."

Under Republican rules, a three-fifths supermajority was needed to enact tax hikes. The motion to commit was intended to prevent a Democratic Rules Committee from repealing this barrier.

http://joewilson.house.gov/index.cfm?ContentID=380&ParentID=53&SectionID=87&SectionTree=7,53,87&lnk=b&ItemID=379

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