who are struggling did better. you know, tim is the son of a single mom. i'm the son of a cuban immigrant who washed dishes making 50 cents an hour. we believed in cutting taxes because we saw first-hand when you get government out of the way and let small businesses dproe, people have the opportunity to achieve the american dream. the democrat's vision is they want to raise your taxes. when they say the rich, they mean you the taxpayer because they want to spend your money. my view is different. you should decide how you want to spend your money to save for college tuition, to help your kids have a better future. that's what works, and this is all about cutting taxes for the future of this country. >> senator cantwell. >> well, again, thank tuesday cnn and my colleagues for participating tonight. you didn't hear a firm commitment from our colleagues here to stop this tax increase on the middle class. i want people to know i'm going to fight to make sure that ayou continue to have these