Press Releases | Senate Republicans Kill Job-Creating Tax Cuts, Critical Benefits for Millions of Unemployed Workers
Republican filibuster puts party politics above the American people
Today the Republican minority in the United States Senate filibustered and prevented the body from debating critical provisions to create jobs, cut taxes and provide vital assistance to millions of unemployed workers.
“Republicans in the Senate have been stonewalling on jobs legislation week after week. Doing so, they have placed a hammerlock on the lives of millions of Americans,” said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI). “With this filibuster, Senate Republicans are saying to the American people that they care more about their political futures than they do the daily lives of millions of Americans. Senate Republicans should side with the American people, not with their party leaders, or the tea party, and allow a straight up or down vote on the comprehensive jobs bill in the Senate.“We will not give up. A million and a half Americans who lost their jobs through no fault of their own, and continue looking for work, have lost their benefits because of Senate Republicans. Because of this vote, our tax code still contains loopholes encouraging companies to ship jobs overseas. Too much is at stake to just say ‘no.’ We will continue pressing Senate Republicans to put aside politics and listen to the people who are looking for jobs, listen to families and businesses seeking tax relief, and to State and local governments seeking financing tools to improve our communities and create jobs.”
