claim: "we passed without, frankly, the help of the republican caucus, we passed 25 tax cuts last year, mostly aimed at the middle class and small businesses."
author: david axelrod
evidence_1: nov 9, 2011 ... the inside story of how the republicans abandoned the poor and the middle  class to pursue their relentless agenda of tax cuts for the wealthiest one p. ... "we' re going to close the unproductive tax loopholes that allow some of the truly  wealthy to avoid paying their fair share," he thunders to a crowd in ...
evidence_2: the contract with america was a document released by the united states  republican party during the 1994 congressional election campaign. written by  newt gingrich and dick armey, and in part using text from former president  ronald reagan's 1985 state of the union address, the contract detailed the  actions the ...
evidence_3: jan 25, 1995 ... following is president clinton's state of the union message last night, as  recorded by the new york times: mr. president, mr. speaker, ... we have almost  six million new jobs since i became president, and we have the lowest combined  rate of unemployment and inflation in 25 years. our businesses are ...
evidence_4: 8 hours ago ... i like how kpmg notes that the inclusion of the house's excise tax was “surprising .” no kidding. after the gigantic battle we had just had about the bat, the ... again , these companies have no choice but to pass the costs onto consumers, and will  no longer be competitive against international businesses.
evidence_5: jan 24, 1995 ... we have almost 6 million new jobs since i became president, and we have the  lowest combined rate of unemployment and inflation in 25 years. ... you made a  good start by passing that law which applies to congress all the laws you put on  the private sector, and i was proud to sign it yesterday. but we ...