the gop tax scam. with the kitty tax, republicans took half a billion dollars from working and middle-class families and gave it to big corporations and the wealthy. a half a billion dollars. the kitty tax. it s unacceptable that surviving children of our fallen heroes who have suffered so much are now forced to pay thousands of additional dollars in taxes on their benefits. they cannot be forced to sacrifice twice. as democrats take action to protect military families, we also are hard at work to protect our workers in stark contrast to republican special interest agenda. today, in the same legislation that contains the kitty tax act, the tax fix, to fix what the republicans did in their tax scam, we re passing the secure act. we re passing strong measures to help workers have a secure retirement. and yesterday, congressman