House fails to pass 2-month compromise extension of payroll tax cut
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) released the following statement after the House rejected a bipartisan agreement to extend the middle class payroll tax cut:
"Extending the middle class tax cut that keeps $1,000 in the pocket of the average Iowa family is good for the economy and good for our country.
"Playing politics over this issue does nothing other than put families at risk of seeing their taxes go up on January 1st.
"That's why I supported the Republican plan to extend the middle class tax cut last week. And it's why I just voted with 89 out of 100 Senators, including Senators Harkin and Grassley, on a bipartisan compromise to extend the middle class tax cut. This issue shouldn't be about Republicans or Democrats. It's good for Iowa. And Iowans need Congress to come together and finish the job."
Braley has voted in support of a middle class tax cut extension every time the issue has come up in the House for a vote.
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