,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ae1
 #bjbc,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,tester1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,ms4 ,cortez   
,masto1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 
,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4  
,reed1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 
,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4       
,brown1 and ,mr4 ,merkley7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,finance  
,,resolution  ,opposing a national sales
 tax on working families and supporting 
a tax cut to benefit the middle class4  
,whereas hardworking families have faced
 significant economic challenges over   
the past few years1 including high gas  
prices1 rising costs for groceries1 and 
increasing rent and home prices due to  
record-high inflation2 ,whereas elected 
leaders should be working to relieve    
individuals in the ,united ,states of   
the financial pressure at the kitchen   
table1 and pass legislation that brings 

down costs rather than raises prices2   
,whereas ,republicans in ,congress have 
introduced and plan to consider ,h4,r4  
#be1 the ,fair,tax ,act of #bjbc1 which 
would impose a new national sales tax   
and increase the price of all goods and 
services by #cj percent2 ,whereas1 under
 this legislation1 it is estimated that1
 for a family in the ,united ,states--  
7#a7 the average yearly grocery bill    
would rise by #c1ejj2  7#b7 the cost of 
buying a car would go up #aj1jjj2 and   
7#c7 the cost of buying a home would    
increase by #abe1jjj2 ,whereas the price
 increases brought on by the ,fair,tax  
,act of #bjbc would disproportionately  
impact retirees1 seniors1 and those     
living on a fixed income by raising     
prices on individuals whose incomes will
 remain flat as prices rise2 ,whereas   
this misguided legislation1 which places
 a financial burden on seniors and      
hardworking families1 also eliminates   
all income taxes for the ultra-rich2    
,whereas in recent years1 ,republicans  

in ,congress have given massive tax cuts
 to billionaires and giant corporations 
at the expense of middle class families2
 ,whereas ,republicans in ,congress have
 suggested paying for past tax cuts for 
corporations and the ultra-wealthy by   
cutting ,social ,security1 ,medicare1   
and ,medicaid2 ,whereas ,democrats in   
,congress passed the largest middle     
class tax cut in generations through the
 ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba  
7,public ,law #aag-b2 #ace ,stat4 #d71  
which expanded the earned income tax    
credit and the child tax credit1 cutting
 child poverty nearly in half in #bjba2 
and ,whereas individuals in the ,united 
,states deserve real bipartisan tax     
reform and a simpler1 fairer tax code   
aimed at supporting the middle class3   
,now therefore1 be it ,that the         
,senate-- 7#a7 strongly opposes ,h4,r4  
#be1 the ,fair,tax ,act of #bjbc1 which 
would impose an effective #cj percent   
sales tax on all goods and services1    
raising prices for hardworking families1

 seniors1 and other individuals in the  
,united ,states working to make ends    
meet2  7#b7 supports the passage of a   
responsible tax cut that would actually 
benefit hardworking families and grow   
the middle class1 while making the      
ultra-wealthy and billion-dollar        
corporations pay their fair share2 and  
7#c7 opposes paying for any tax cuts    
with cuts to ,social ,security1         
,medicare1 or ,medicaid1 or cuts to pay 
and benefits for our servicemembers1    
veterans1 or law enforcement4