[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 21, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H1910-H1911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 EXTEND THE 25-PERCENT HEALTH CARE TAX DEDUCTION FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED

  (Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, today, the House will debate 
H.R. 831, a bill to permanently reinstate the 25-percent health care 
tax deduction for the self-employed. I urge my colleagues to support 
this legislation.
  [[Page H1911]] For too long, 9 million self-employed individuals have 
been held hostage to the shell games of Congress. This tax deduction 
has expired several times and been reinstated several times, leaving 
millions of Americans unsure what Congress is really going to do.
  And now, with the March 1 filing deadline for farmers fast 
approaching, Congress must act immediately to permanently restore this 
tax deduction and put an end to this cruel game.
  I am pleased the Ways and Means Committee has sent to the floor a 
bill that ends the shell game.
  I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 831. The clock is ticking and we 
cannot afford to wait much longer.


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