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The current lame duck session should never have been necessary. Had Democrats taken their leadership of Congress seriously, they would have never pushed the crucial issue of tax increases to December.

Our nation is only weeks away from the largest tax increase in American history, but Democrat leaders in the House have yet to bring the extension of the current tax rates for all to a vote. Across the country, small business owners have been holding off on hiring new workers because they don’t know how large of a tax increase they’ll face in January. This massive tax hike should have been stopped months ago. Unfortunately, instead of addressing an issue that could have created jobs, the leaders of the House majority adjourned in September so their members could focus on saving their own jobs.

Even during this lame duck session, Democrats have failed to see the urgency of getting tax increases off the table. They’ve dithered with dozens of bills! naming post offices and honoring athletes, while around kitchen tables, in company offices, and on family farms, taxpayers still don’t know what the tax rates will be in just a matter of weeks.

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