This is Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy from Long Island.
Taxes are just too high here.
This week, I voted against party lines and supported a Constitutional Amendment that would require a two-thirds majority vote in each house of Congress to raise taxes. The last thing Long Island families need is Congress adding to our burden by passing tax increases any time they want. Ensuring that a supermajority vote is needed will keep more money in taxpayer's wallets and fend off any new tax hikes. So far this year, Congress has gotten rid of the marriage penalty tax and the death tax. Slowly we're reforming our tax system and giving Long Island families a break.