John Tierney Votes To Stall Job Growth and Punish Small Businesses

Ending Commonsense Policy Will Add Uncertainty To The Already Sluggish Obama Economy

WASHINGTON – Today, John Tierney voted to punish small businesses, leaving job creators with added uncertainty to manage their costs, grow their small businesses, and create jobs.

By voting to end a commonsense tax deduction that allows small businesses and farmers to write off the costs of their investments early in the year, Tierney’s vote would add more uncertainty to the already sluggish Obama economy. Small businesses and farmers need stable, predictable rules so that they can grow, create jobs, and increase wages.

“John Tierney is out of touch with Massachusetts voters,” said NRCC Communications Director Andrea Bozek. “Instead of voting for tax relief to help grow the economy and create jobs, Tierney followed Nancy Pelosi’s commands in voting against bipartisan, commonsense tax policy in hopes of political support.”

FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01), Jim Costa (CA-16),  Lois Capps (CA-24), Jim Himes (CT-04), Elizabeth Esty (CT-05), Alan Grayson (FL-09), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fl-23), Bill Foster (IL-11), Bill Keating (MA-09), Tim Bishop (NY-01), Steve Israel (NY-03), Louise Slaughter (NY-25),  and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) 

Making the bonus depreciation permanent will create new jobs and help grow this terrible economy.

(Andrew Lundeen, “Permanently Extending Bonus Depreciation Grows the Economy,” Tax Foundation, 5/27/14)

Democrats vote to punish small businesses.

(H.R. 4718, Roll Call Vote #404, 7/11/14)