Critical Quote by Mitt Romney

I think the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent.

— Vito Fossella

The Bush tax cuts should be extended permanently for families with annual incomes of less than $250,000 and should be phased out slowly for…

— Mark Zandi

President Obama has repeatedly urged Congress to let the Bush tax cuts expire for those earning more than $250,000 a year. Increasing rates on…

— Christina Romer

Tax cuts are temporary, tax increases are permanent.

— Neal Boortz

I have continuously said that, at the very minimum, the Bush tax cuts for income under $250,000 should be extended.

— Brad Schneider

We did the two-year extension of Bush tax cuts in 2010. We negotiated the Budget Control Act in August of 2011 and the fiscal…

— Mitch McConnell

Republicans are not going to play I-told-you-so, but it is pretty obvious that the tax reductions passed in 2003 helped Americans dig out of…

— Marsha Blackburn

It has always amazed me how tax cuts don't work until they take effect. Mr. Obama's experience with deferred tax rate increases will be…

— Arthur Laffer

Now is not the time to compromise on the economy. Instead, we should be doing everything in our power to support long-term economic growth.…

— Todd Tiahrt

We see no justification in these economic times for those, and they're patriotic Americans. They're not asking for this continued tax cut. They're not…

— Joe Biden

In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax…

— Barack Obama

There are a lot of things you can say about the Bush tax cuts, but you can't say they didn't work.

— Phil Gramm