Will Target Dems Vow to Stop Tax Hikes on Working Families and Small Businesses?

September 17, 2010

FYI, a version of the release below went out to the following incumbent and challenger districts: John Adler (NJ-03); Jason Altmire (PA-04); Michael Arcuri (NY-24); John Barrow (GA-12); Ami Bera (CA-03); Sanford Bishop (GA-02); Tim Bishop (NY-01); John Boccieri (OH-16); Allen Boyd (FL-02); Bobby Bright (AL-02); Paula Brooks (OH-12); John Callahan (PA-15); Dennis Cardoza (CA-18); Russ Carnahan (MO-03); Chris Carney (PA-10); John Carney (DE-AL); Ben Chandler (KY-06); Travis Childers (MS-01); Jim Costa (CA-20); Joe Courtney (CT-02); Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-03); Lincoln Davis (TN-04); Suzan DelBene (WA-08); Joe Donnelly (IN-02); Chet Edwards (TX-17); Lori Edwards (FL-12); Bob Etheridge (NC-02); Bill Foster (IL-14); Joe Garcia (FL-25); Gabby Giffords (AZ-08); Alan Grayson (FL-08); John Hall (NY-19); Debbie Halvorson (IL-11); Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01); Denny Heck (WA-03); Martin Heinrich (NM-01); Roy Herron (TN-08); Baron Hill (IN-09); Jim Himes (CT-04); Maurice Hinchey (NY-22); Tim Holden (PA-17); Rush Holt (NJ-12); Steve Israel (NY-02); Steve Kagen (WI-08); Paul Kanjorski (PA-11); Marcy Kaptur (OH-09); Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15); Ron Kind (WI-03); Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01); Larry Kissell (NC-08); Ron Klein (FL-22); Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24); Rick Larsen (WA-02); Julie Lassa (WI-07); Dave Loebsack (IA-02); Bryan Lentz (PA-07); Dan Maffei (NY-25); Betsy Markey (CO-04); Jim Marshall (GA-08); Gary McDowell (MI-01); Mike McIntyre (NC-07); Michael McMahon (NY-13); Jerry McNerney (CA-11); Walt Minnick (ID-01); Harry Mitchell (AZ-05); Chris Murphy (CT-05); Patrick Murphy (PA-08); Scott Murphy (NY-20); Mike Oliverio (WV-01); Bill Owens (NY-23); Ed Perlmutter (CO-07); Gary Peters (MI-09); Steve Pougnet (CA-45); Steve Raby (AL-05); Nick Rahall (WV-03); Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23); Mike Ross (AR-04); John Salazar (CO-03); Loretta Sanchez (CA-47); Mark Schauer (MI-07); Kurt Schrader (OR-05); Heath Shuler (NC-11); Ike Skelton (MO-04); Zack Space (OH-18); John Spratt (SC-05); Betty Sutton (OH-13); Gene Taylor (MS-04); Harry Teague (NM-02); Dina Titus (NV-03); Manan Trivedi (PA-06); Niki Tsongas (MA-05); Trent Van Haaften (IN-08); Tim Walz (MN-01); Tom White (NE-02); Charlie Wilson (OH-06); David Wu (OR-01) and John Yarmuth (KY-03).

Will Space Vow to Stop Tax Hikes on Working Families and Small Businesses?
Obama-Pelosi Tax Hikes Set to Kick In Unless Congress Acts

Washington- Zack Space and his Washington friends have already made it clear that they aren’t looking out for the interests of small businesses, but with unemployment at 9.6 percent will Space and his Washington friends really go so far as to raise taxes on the nation’s largest employers? With party boss Nancy Pelosi’s recent support for raising taxes on small businesses, it appears they will. With the nation’s poverty rate has recently hit a high of 14.3 percent and middle-class families are struggling to get by, the last thing they need is for out-of-touch Washington Democrats to hit their employers with job-killing tax hikes. Given the dire state of the economy, Space owes it to Ohio families to support an up or down vote on stopping any and all tax hikes from occurring before Congress adjourns.

“Americans are facing one of the worst recessions in generations and Zack Space and his Washington friends want to raise taxes on the nation’s largest employers,” said NRCC Communications Director Ken Spain. “This out-of-touch Democrat majority has already done enough harm to the economy, but piling on massive tax hikes on to the backs of small business owners could devastate the job market. With the days counting down until Congress adjourns, Ohio families deserve to know: Will Space vow to stop any and all tax hikes before skipping town?”

“Pelosi told her weekly news conference that she supports President Obama’s proposal to maintain the reduced tax rates for people earning $250,000 a year or less, while allowing the Bush-era tax cuts to expire for those who make more.

“Thirty-one House Democrats, most of whom face tough re-election bids this fall, have signed a letter to Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer urging them to extend expiring tax breaks for all income levels, including the wealthy.” (Dierdre Walsh, “Some Democrats break with leaders on tax cuts.” CNN, 9/16/2010)

While Democrats are struggling to make a decision, uncertainty about their looming tax-hikes is adding pressure to the economy.

“Congress’ inability to make a decision about the fate of Bush-era tax cuts is contributing to the unemployment crisis facing the country, according to the Labor Day 2010 report by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).

“‘Small businesses are America’s job creators, responsible for 60 percent of the net new jobs created in the last decade,’ the report states. ‘But uncertainty about looming tax hikes has stunted employment growth and until Main Street begins to hire, the unemployment rate will remain unacceptably high.’” (Jay Heflin, “Uncertainty of Bush tax cuts affects hiring, study states,” The Hill, 09/02/10)

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