Local Officials Respond to Fiscal Cliff Vote
Senators Pat Toomey and Bob Casey, Representatives Pat Meehan and Jim Gerlach all voted “aye" on the "American Taxpayer Relief Act"
Perkiomen Valley representatives are responding to yesterday's congressional vote to avoid the “fiscal cliff”, which prevented the middle-class tax increase that was set to take effect this month while enacting a broad tax increase for households making over $450,000 annually. The new bill, termed the “American Taxpayer Relief Act," marks the first time in 20 years that Republicans have approved a broad tax increase, according to the Washington Post. U.S. Representatives Jim Gerlach and Pat Meehan, both Republicans representing the Perkiomen Valley, responded to their “yes” votes on the measure, along with all other U.S. Representatives from Pennsylvania. “The choice came down to whether I would allow the President’s $4.6 trillion tax …
Sugaree
1:43 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
They'd darn well better do what was in the best interest of the 99% they represent. Now it's back to their regularly scheduled bashing of President Obama.... more ›