Representative Phil Gingrey who represents Chattooga County and a large portion of Northwest Georgia in the U.S. Hous of Representatives issued a statement on Friday, commonly known as "Tax Day" – April 15.

“Today, many Americans and small businesses will file their income taxes, entrusting their government to use those tax dollars responsibly. While most believe their tax burden is already too high, if President Obama has his way, that burden will be even higher,” said Rep. Gingrey. “A tax increase on America’s job creators would be devastating to our economy and would stifle our rate of job growth, which is already painfully slow. The President must understand — in order to prevent the burden of our nation’s fiscal crisis from being passed on to job creators and America’s workforce — the solution to our nation’s fiscal woes is not more taxation, it’s less spending.”