Scott Opposes Irresponsible Fiscal Cliff Deal
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) issued the following statement on his No vote on H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012:
"Responsibly reducing our budget deficit requires making tough, unpopular choices. We didn't do that today since this bill does nothing to reduce our deficit. In fact, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the bill will add $3.9 trillion to our deficit. It does, however, make the task of responsibly reducing our deficit all the more difficult and makes it much more likely that seniors, the disabled, students, and our most vulnerable communities will bear the greatest burden when Congress eventually pays for what we did today."
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Previous statements and media appearances of Congressman Scott discussing his position on the Bush-era tax cuts over the last two years:
- December 18, 2012: On Fox Business, Scott questions any Fiscal Cliff Deal that would cut Social Security and Medicare to pay for Bush-era Tax Cuts
- December 6, 2012: On Bloomberg's Taking Stock, Scott questions how any extension of the Bush-era tax cuts will be paid for
- February 17, 2012: Scott Statement on Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act
- February 2, 2012: Scott Opposes Budget Gimmicks
- August 29, 2012: Scott Statement on Sequestration's Possible Impact on Airports
- August 1, 2012: Scott Statement on Extension of Bush-era Tax Cuts
- July 30, 2012: Scott Welcomes Senate Colleagues to Hampton Roads, Asks "What's your plan"
- June 25, 2012: Scott: Defense cuts can be avoided if all or some Bush-era tax cuts allowed to expire (Daily Press article)
- January 26, 2012: Scott Statement on FY 2013 Defense Budget
- August 1, 2011: Scott Votes No on Budget Control Act
- July 28, 2011: Scott Discusses Debt Ceiling on MSNBC
- June 7, 2011: 10 Year Anniversary of the Bush Tax Cuts, Resulting in the Slowest Job Growth Since Hoover and Annual Trillion Dollar Deficits
- December 17, 2010: Ghosts of Past Budget Debates Still Haunt Congress
- December 16, 2010: Scott Opposes Tax Deal
- December 7, 2010: Scott Letter to House Democratic Leadership on Bush-era Tax Cuts
- November 16, 2010: Scott: Ending All Bush-era Tax Cuts Will Bring Budget Near Balance
- October 22, 2010: Scott discusses Bush-era Tax Cuts on NBC-12 in Richmond