to his day job. he would have to make a choice to fill up the gas tank to get to work or do i give up my entrepreneurial dream. $40, he wrote, means a heck of a lot. it means a heck of a lot. that s what this debate is all about. this is what s at stake for millions of americans. this is why it matters to people. it matters a heck of a lot. i m asking the american people to keep their stories coming. tell us what $40 means to you. if you tweet it, use the hash tag $40. call, tweet, write your congressman, write your senators. tell them, do not let up until this thing gets done. don t let taxes go up on 160 million working americans. don t let americans out there looking for work and the economy is starting to improve but they don t have a job yet, don t leave them without a lifeline in terms of cutting off their unemployment insurance. when a plane is lifting off the ground, you don t ease up on the throttle. you keep going. our plane is up there, but we re not at cruising al
both sides to extend the payroll tax and not have it be fully paid for, is that something that the white house is pushing? the payroll tax holiday needs to be extended. that is first and foremost if it s not, there will be a increase in taxes for the average family of $40 per paycheck. that is not acceptable. the president made it clear today, this is not the time for funny busy to hill, this is a time for serious business to get it done as soon as possible. and to the point of whether or not the president would agree or you think there would be some favorable response to a payroll tax extension that is not fully paid for up front? those are conversations going on on the hill and the president is insisting that the payroll tax be extended and we get it behind us as soon as possible. i take that as not committal on that subject of whether it has to be paid for.
class and where does he roll out that priority? the community college. transportation projects get 476 billion. research and development and unemployment insurance gets an extension. senate democrats haven t passed a budget in 1,000 days even though the law requires it. i intend to offer the president s budget for him so he gets a chance to get a vote. will a deal get done on the payroll tax extension? public more finger pointing than negotiating is getting done. last year we saw an awful lot of incidents where washington s dysfunction became part of the uncertainty and the problem in the economy. congress has a challenge from now until the end of february to
growth problems, and they are going with digitalized things. and the americans have come to expect their medicare will be there for them, and it s not a way to deal with economic growth. there s a problem. the important thing from the democratic side is they are making the case. i hoped as a liberal that they would, that policy matters. it does matter if you pass the payroll tax extension, and if people run out of unemployment benefits, it s not a charity issue, but they become a bigger drag on the economy. infrastructure spending matters. the president won t follow-through on the plan, and he talked about simplifying the tax code, and he dropped the ball on that. but david, he did make those proposals. he had more than just a payroll tax for 160 million workers. he did propose a $4 trillion
the big debt, big jobs problem, growth problems, and they are going with digitalized things. and the americans have come to expect their medicare will be there for them, and it s not a way to deal with economic growth. there s a problem. the important thing from the democratic side is they are making the case. i hoped as a liberal that they would, that policy matters. it does matter if you pass the payroll tax extension, and if people run out of unemployment benefits, it s not a charity issue, but they become a bigger drag on the economy. infrastructure spending matters. the president won t follow-through on the plan, and he talked about simplifying the tax code, and he dropped the ball on that. but david, he did make those proposals. he had more than just a payroll tax for 160 million workers.