WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.)
today released the following statement on the agreement to extend the payroll
tax holiday and prevent a tax increase on working Americans in January.
“I strongly believe that the House-passed plan to extend
the payroll tax holiday for one year, unemployment insurance with reforms for
13 months, and a fix for Medicare reimbursement to our doctors for 24 months is
the best policy that’s been offered so far,” Rep. Walden said. “However, I
cannot stand by and watch working Americans endure a tax increase at the
beginning of the year because the Senate refused to work with us on a long-term
solution for America.”
“While I am disappointed that we will have to revisit
this same issue in January and February, I know that American families
shouldn’t have to worry through the holidays about a smaller paycheck and be
punished in the New Year because of the Senate’s insistence on punting on this
important issue for two months. We will continue to work hard toward a long
term solution in January and February, and I am hopeful we can reach consensus
on stronger policy for the American people—after all, that’s what they sent us
here to do in the first place.”
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