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Spin Cycle
Hawaii Congresspeople Weigh In On Taxes
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December 15, 2010 | 01:51 PM As President Obama and Congress slogged toward a deal to extend the Bush-era tax cuts, Hawaii's four federal legislators weighed in...
"I want to ensure that working families, the unemployed and the poor have a good Christmas, and if that means I have to vote to give a big gift to the wealthiest Americans then I will hold my nose and vote for it."
- Sen. Dan Inouye
"I will support the President's compromise proposal...but I have strong reservations about continuing tax cuts for the wealthy that recklessly add to the deficit."
- Sen. Dan Akaka
"Continuing tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, the richest 2 percent of Americans, would add a whopping $700 billion to our deficit over ten years... And, by the way, these richest taxpayers will also get the benefit of this tax relief in this bill for their first $200,000 of income. Why should this group of taxpayers then get an additional benefit that 98 percent of Americans will not?"
- Rep. Mazie Hirono
"I applaud President Obama's compromise with the Republican leadership on taxes. Congress has dragged its feet for too long on this issue. I repeatedly stated my support for what is now the Obama compromise during the campaign and hope the Democrat leadership will finally agree."
- Rep. Charles Djou
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