Tea Party Congresswoman Nan Hayworth finally came out of hiding and admitted that she will continue her radical mission to force her extreme agenda on Hudson Valley families. Hudson Valley voters fired Congresswoman Hayworth after suffering through two years of her out of touch agenda - but she's not letting that stop her Tea Party crusade. In response, the DCCC released a new web video highlighting Nan Hayworth's Tea Party tenure in Congress. The Tea Party is still the same as in 2012 when voters said enough is enough -- and so is Nan Hayworth. She is still the same Tea Party Congresswoman who voted for tax cuts for the wealthy, but against tax breaks for the middle class. Hayworth is still the same out of touch candidate who voted to end the Medicare guarantee and defund Planned Parenthood. "The Tea Party is still the same -- so is Nan Hayworth," said Marc Brumer of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "Congresswoman Nan Hayworth has come out of hiding and finally admitted that even though voters fired her in 2012, she's not stopping her Tea Party crusade. Congresswoman Hayworth is still the same out of touch candidate who voted to give huge new tax cuts to the wealthy, gut Medicare, and defund Planned Parenthood." BACKGROUND: Voted for House Republican Budgets That Would End Medicare and Cut Taxes For Wealthy While Raising Them For Middle Class. Hayworth voted for the House Republican budgets for FY 2012 and FY 2013. [H Con Res 34, Vote #277, 4/15/11; H Con Res 112, Vote #151, 3/29/12; House GOP Budget Would End Traditional Medicare. Under the House Republican budget, Medicare would no longer be a defined benefit plan. "It would end traditional Medicare, make it harder for seniors to choose their own doctors, and increase health care costs for both current and future retirees," the National Committee to Protect and Preserve Social Security and Medicare reported. [H Con Res 34,Vote #277, 4/15/11; H Con Res 112,Vote #151, 3/29/12; ncpssm.org,6/15/12] House GOP Budget Includes Tax Cuts for the Wealthy. "Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman, is returning to center stage as the GOP doubles down on his conservative budget priorities — including tax cuts for the wealthy and a new version of his plan for major changes in Medicare." [Los Angeles Times, 3/16/12] House GOP Budget Would Raise Taxes on Middle Class Families by Nearly $1,400. "[T]he typical household making more than $1 million will see their taxes fall by more than $286,000 under Ryan's budget. However, eliminating these tax expenditures would increase the tax burden facing middle-class workers: a household making between $50,000 and $100,000 would face a tax increase of at least $1,358." [Joint Economic Committee Press Release, 6/20/12] Hayworth Said the Flat Tax "Would Make A Lot of Sense" In 2010, Hayworth said that the flat tax "would make a lot of sense." [YouTube, Uploaded 10/15/10] Flat Tax Would Shift Burden from Rich to Non Rich. According to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, lower tax rates for the wealthy under a flat tax will have to be financed by some combination of higher taxes on the middle class and larger budget deficits. A flat tax that raises the same revenues as our current tax code would shift a significant portion of the tax burden from the rich to average workers. According to Citizens for Tax Justice, under a flat tax, the fortunate few with incomes above $200,000 will see their taxes fall by an average of $53,940. [Falling Flat: The Dubious Case for a Flat Tax, Economic Policy Institute, 1/17/96]

• published: 07 Feb 2014
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