President Bush's proposed tax plan was also criticized by Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who said that the tax cut was too large and would disproportionately benefit the wealthy. Congress should pass a tax cut which costs less and helps working families more. Congressman John Tierney, D-Salem, said the tax cut would take money away from education and health care and said he was concerned about the effects of the tax cut on his district, the 6th. Most people in my area won't get nearly what they should get. Republican congressmen from New Hampshire have embraced President Bush's proposed tax plan.
Federal taxes are currently higher than at any other point in our nation's peacetime history.
We need to allow Americans to keep more of the money they earn. Congressman Charles F. Bass, R-Peterborough, also praised President Bush's plan. At a meeting yesterday at the Capitol with some of the families President Bush has featured because he says they will benefit from his plan, Sen. Bob Smith, R-N.H., stressed that average families will reap real benefits from the proposed tax cut. All Rights Reserved.