Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Sen Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen Marco Rubio weigh in on the Senate's Fiscal Cliff Bill (Video 12-31-12)

Marco Rubio issued this Statement:
“I appreciate all the hard work that went into avoiding the so-called 'fiscal cliff'. I especially commend Senator McConnell's efforts to make the best out of a bad situation. Nevertheless, I cannot support the arrangement they have arrived at. Rapid economic growth and spending reforms are the only way out of the real fiscal cliff our nation is facing. But rapid economic growth and job creation will be made more difficult under the deal reached here in Washington. 
“Thousands of small businesses, not just the wealthy, will now be forced to decide how they'll pay this new tax and, chances are, they'll do it by firing employees, cutting back their hours and benefits, or postponing the new hire they were looking to make. And to make matters worse, it does nothing to bring our dangerous debt under control. 
“Of course, many Americans will be relieved in the short term that their taxes won't go up. However in the long run, they will be hurt when employers pass on to them one of the largest tax hikes in decades. Furthermore, this deal just postpones the inevitable, the need to solve our growing debt crisis and help the 23 million Americans who can't find the work they need.”
Rand Paul:



Along with Paul and Rubio, The following 6 Senators voted against the Bill:

Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Tom Carper (D-DE)
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Mike Lee (R-UT)
Richard Shelby (R-AL)

Missed the Vote:
Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I deplore Democrats' war on small business. It is a war on Yankee ingenuity and a growing economy. It is anti-American. It is anti-exceptionalism. I for one like products that are the most effective. I like innovation.