Connie Mack Makes the Case for Extending Bush Tax Cuts

In the latest line of attack in his battle with U.S. Rep. Tom Price of Georgia to become Republican Policy Committee chairman, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack of Florida -- fifth in line in the congressional Republican leadership -- weighed in to support extending the tax cuts initiated by then-President George W. Bush in 2001 and 2003. Mack sent a memo to all his Republican colleagues explaining the need for keeping the cuts.

An important role of the Policy Committee chairman is to cultivate ideas within our conference and grow them into successful policies that will lead our nation, said Mack. While there are numerous issues facing our nation right now, there are five issues that merit our immediate attention in the next Congress, including extending the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and making them permanent. As Republican Policy Committee chairman, I pledge to my colleagues that I will work with them to pursue legislation that sticks to our core principles of less taxing, less spending, less government, and more freedom.