Tonight, I voted for a bipartisan, but certainly not perfect, compromise that accomplishes my highest priority: preventing the country from falling off the fiscal cliff--a fate the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office and economists of every stripe confirmed would have stifled growth and risked recession. Additionally, the bill permanently protects middle-class families from an income tax increase, expands the Child Tax Credit and continues marriage penalty relief.
Having spent months calling for a big, balanced approach to prevent sequestration, I am pleased that across-the-board cuts have been postponed for the time being, but it is only a temporary reprieve. Now it is time for people of good faith to come together, show Congress can work, and restore the American people's faith in their government.
Having spent months calling for a big, balanced approach to prevent sequestration, I am pleased that across-the-board cuts have been postponed for the time being, but it is only a temporary reprieve. Now it is time for people of good faith to come together, show Congress can work, and restore the American people's faith in their government.