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So is Senator Bob Menendez for or against Middle Class Tax Cuts in New Jersey

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So is Senator Bob Menendez for or against Middle Class Tax Cuts in New Jersey

First Menendez flips, and then Menendez flops

In response to Senator Bob Menendez’s inconsistent statements regarding the pending job-killing tax hike, Kyrillos Campaign manager Chapin Fay said:

“Consistency matters and Bob Menendez is anything but.  First he says we should extend tax cuts for those making up to $1 million.  Then he says it should be only up to those making $350,000.  Most recently, the number was $250,000.  What will it be tomorrow?

“Since we can’t rely on his word, we have to look at what he’s done.  Sadly, his actions don’t match his rhetoric.  In fact, when Bob Menendez could have voted to lower taxes on middle class families, he didn’t.   During his Senate tenure, he has voted in favor of higher taxes more than 70 times.  It’s just more of the same with Bob Menendez — he says one thing and then votes the other way.

“We need jobs.  Not political theater and election year pandering.  We need someone who is willing to roll up their sleeves and do the right thing, not just talk about it.”
Click here to see Bob Menendez talk more and do less for the middle class…

Background:

Senator Menendez advocates raises the limit for tax extensions to $1,000,000.00 “Well I’d like to raise the amount. I disagree with the President on just $250,000…but I think those above a million dollars need to be able to meet their fair share…” (Senator Menendez,
Interview with NJ Today, July 9, 2012)

Senator Menendez now advocates raising the limit to $350,000. “I would probably like to see it more around $350,000.” (Senator Menendez,
Interview with CNN, July 11, 2012)When Bob Menendez could have voted to lower taxes on middle class families, he didn’t.

Menendez voted against an amendment that would reduce the marginal income tax rate for two years from 15 percent to 10 percent and 10 percent to 5 percent. (H.R. 1, CQ Vote #48, 2/5/09, Menendez Voted Nay)

Menendez voted against an amendment that would reduce the 10 percent and 15 percent tax rates to 5 and 10 percent in 2009. (H.R. 1, CQ Vote #49, 2/5/09, Menendez Voted Nay)

Menendez voted against an across-the-board tax rebate available for the 2009 tax years eligible to individuals who filed tax returns in 2007 with AGIs below $250,000. (H.R. 1, CQ Vote #58, 2/7/09, Menendez Voted Nay)

Menendez voted against allowing for an extension of certain tax cuts scheduled to expire in 2010, including the tuition deduction and student loan interest deduction. (S. Con. Res. 21, CQ Vote #83, 3/21/07, Menendez Voted Nay)

Menendez voted against an amendment that would make permanent a number of tax reductions scheduled to expire in 2011, including the $1,000 per-child tax credit. (H.R. 1, CQ Vote #38, 2/4/09, Menendez Voted Nay)

Menendez voted against an amendment that would assume an extension of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. (S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #129, 4/2/09, Menendez Voted Nay)

Menendez voted against permanent repeal of the estate tax. (H.R. 4213, CQ Vote #213, 7/21/10, Menendez Voted Nay)

Menendez voted against a bill that would make permanent the 2001- and 2003-enacted tax cuts only on income up to $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for married couples filing joint returns. (H.R. 4853, CQ Vote #258: Motion rejected by a vote of 53-36: D 52-4; R 0-31; I 1-1, 12/4/10, Menendez Voted Yea)

Menendez voted against a bill that would permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. (H.R. 4853, CQ Vote #274, 12/15/10, Menendez Voted Nay)

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