House Proceeding on Apr 15th, 2010 :: 0:18:50 to 0:20:00
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Donna Edwards: suggest that americans are not undertaxed. washington is overspending. it is time for congress to cut taxes across the board and stop the wasteful spending program. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from maryland rise? ms. edwards: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection.

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Speech By: Donna Edwards

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Donna Edwards: ms. edwards: mr. speaker, today as americans put the finishing touches on their tax returns, they'll see congress and this president have enacted tax cuts that benefit middle class and working class families. despite the ecochamber of right wing this information, some we have heard today, we can finally set the record state. for eight long years the republicans put the interest of the wealthy few above the interest of middle class

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Donna Edwards: families. and they gave massive tax cuts to only a few americans. since the national debt soaring, and had no way to pay for it. in this last year we have cut $800 billion in taxes fosed on helping mile class families and smallusinesses. americans are getti jobs, they are buying homes, and they are sending their children to college.

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Donna Edwards: as bruce bartlett, advisor under president reaga and george h.w. bush, federal taxes are considerably lower by every