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This bill is a bad deal for the middle class. If you work hard and play by the rules, you should be rewarded. However, this bill does the opposite â€" it lines the pockets of the mega-rich at the expense of everyone else.
 
Our top priority right now should be job creation. We tried the tax cuts proposed today for the last decade under the illusion that they would create jobs â€" and so I ask â€" where are they? This recession wasn’t an act of nature; it was man-made. Shame on us if we do the same thing again and expect different results.
 
I will continue the fight to strengthen the middle class though tax cuts; and I will continue the fight to extend unemployment benefits for the millions who are out of work through no fault of their own. I have voted in favor of both in recent weeks. We should not support a giveaway to millionaires and billionaires at the expense of future generations.