Overcame fierce opposition to extend the payroll tax cut for 160 million American workers, saving the typical worker earning $50,000 a year about $40 with each paycheck.
Expanded a credit that provides tax relief for 35 million families with children. 12 million working families receive a larger credit, including 5 million previously ineligible families.
Keep taxes low for 98 percent of Americans and nearly every small business by preventing a $2,200 tax increase for the typical family of four on January 1, 2013.
Read about keeping taxes low for middle-class families: http://wh.gov/Yvxs
Ensure the wealthiest Americans do their fair share by paying at least the same tax rate as middle class families so we can reduce the deficit in a balanced way while preserving investments in education, clean energy, manufacturing, and small businesses.
Extend the expansions of the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit to help hardworking families with children become a part of the middle class.