Johanns Statement on Buffett Rule Tax Hike

“This vote had more to do with Election Day than it did Tax Day. The government spends too much, not taxes too little, and political gimmicks like this only distract from that truth.”
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) today issued the following statement after voting against beginning debate on the so-called Buffett Rule tax hike.
“This vote had more to do with Election Day than it did Tax Day. The government spends too much, not taxes too little, and political gimmicks like this only distract from that truth. It’s time we get serious – serious about reforming our tax code, serious about controlling Washington’s reckless spending and serious about turning around our economy.
“President Obama likes to make the audacious claim that without the so-called Buffett Rule college students and seniors will pay more for their student loans and Medicare. That’s a bold statement considering the President’s own health care law slashed half a trillion dollars from Medicare and included a government takeover of the student loan industry, using the profits to pay for the misguided law. No amount of heated rhetoric can change those sad facts.”