Rep. Watson Coleman Issues Statement on Tax Legislation
November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., issued the following statement on the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1):
"Today, Congressional Republicans dropped deficit and devastation on the doorsteps of millions of Americans. H.R. 1 makes an irresponsible bet on trickle-down economics by providing billions of dollars in tax cuts to the nation's wealthiest and multinational corporations and reaching deep into the pockets of the middle class to pay up.< . . .
"Today, Congressional Republicans dropped deficit and devastation on the doorsteps of millions of Americans. H.R. 1 makes an irresponsible bet on trickle-down economics by providing billions of dollars in tax cuts to the nation's wealthiest and multinational corporations and reaching deep into the pockets of the middle class to pay up.< . . .