Scott Garrett

I post this comment about congressman Scott Garrett of the 5th CD in New Jersey because I personally think his voting record is a disgrace.  The congressman is a republican and has held his seat for 12 or so years having taken over the district on the retirement of Marge Roukema, also a republican and someone I had voted for.  The info comes from an e-mail from New Jersey Citizens Action on 8/3/12.  It reports that Garrett voted to extend the Bush II era tax cut for those making "more than a million a year" giving them an average tax break of $ 150,000.  At the same time he voted to reduce federal child tax credit and the earned income tax credit both of which benefit the less wealthy.  The plan will cost $ 1 trillion over a ten year period and $ 68 billion next year.