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The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 14, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Taxes

Mr. DesJARLAIS. Last night the House passed jobs bill number 28 that is now awaiting action from President Obama and the Democratic-controlled Senate.

The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act will protect American workers from higher taxes while ensuring that resources are not taken from the Social Security trust fund to pay for this relief. Most importantly, this legislation includes a measure that will support the creation of more than 100,000 new American jobs by expediting the creation of the Keystone XL energy pipeline.

This Christmas season, Congress and the President have the opportunity to give the American people the gift of jobs and tax relief that they need without spending more money that we do not have.

It is time for President Obama to live up to his own rhetoric of ``we can't wait'' and put partisan politics aside and get Americans back to work.


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