The National Women's Law Center Supports the Middle Class Tax Cut Act (H.R. 15)

The National Women’s Law Center sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to support the Middle Class Tax Cut Act (H.R. 15), which would end the Bush-era tax cuts for the richest two percent of Americans (those with income above $250,000 per couple, $200,000 per individual) and continue the tax cuts for low- and moderate-income families enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). H.R. 15 represents a key step toward restoring fairness to the tax code and balance to fiscal policy, helping to protect services critical to women and their families.

The National Women's Law Center also urged Representatives to oppose the “Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act” (H.R. 8), which would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the richest two percent while ending the tax cuts for low- and moderate-income families enacted as part of ARRA. Under H.R. 8, millionaires wouldn’t lose a penny of tax cuts – worth an average of $160,000 in 2013 – but more than one-third (37 percent) of all families with children and nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of low-income families with children would lose tax benefits next year.

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The National Women's Law Center Supports the Middle Class Tax Cut Act (H.R. 15)