“YOU MADE YOUR VOICES HEARD”
After signing the fiscal cliff agreement, President Obama addressed the American people to express the importance of what we accomplished.
“My top priority has been preventing a tax hike that would have hit 98% of all Americans in 2013. Because the last thing middle class families could afford right now would be to pay upwards of 2000 dollars more in taxes this year.”
He made it clear that our voices helped to achieve that goal.
Thanks to so many of you – because you made your voices heard throughout this debate – we’ve stopped that middle class hike.”
He also explained that we didn’t just stop a middle class tax hike and raise taxes on the richest 2% of Americans.
“We extended tax credits for families with children and tuition tax credits that are helping millions of families pay for college. We extended tax credits for clean energy companies…and we extended unemployment insurance for 2 million Americans who are actively looking for a job.”
Thank you for being a part of this effort and helping to extend tax relief for working families across the country. Stay tuned for new ways to continue making your voices heard.