WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-West Chester) responded today to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's (D-MD) announcement that House Democrats will hold a tax hike vote by reaffirming Republicans’ pledge to America to cut spending and permanently stop all the tax hikes scheduled for January 1st:
“To help our economy get back to creating jobs, we need to cut spending and stop all the tax hikes scheduled for January 1st. The last thing our economy needs right now is a job-killing tax hike on small businesses, and that’s what Democratic leaders’ plan would mean. This vote is a Washington stalling tactic with job-killing implications for employers and entrepreneurs gripped by uncertainty over the looming tax hikes. Instead of holding a vote to raise taxes, Congress should vote immediately to cut spending and stop all the tax hikes. If the lame-duck Congress is unwilling to cut spending and permanently stop all the tax hikes, the new House majority will act in January. That’s our pledge to America, and we intend to keep it.”
