[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                WORKING FAMILIES DESERVE THIS TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, Americans are working harder today than ever. 
However, they are receiving lower wages and paying higher taxes. 
Throughout the country, both parents are having to work just to keep 
their heads above water.
  In 1948, the average American family with children paid only 3 
percent of its income to the Federal Government in income and payroll 
taxes. Today, the same family pays 24.5 percent to the Federal 
Government.
  Working families deserve relief from this growing burden. The 
Republican tax relief proposal will do just that. It will provide 35 
million families with the $500 per child tax credit, lowering the tax 
burden for 89 percent of the American families.
  The middle-class squeeze is taking its toll on families in endless 
struggle to make ends meet and taking its toll on the fabric of our 
society as well. More than ever before, American families deserve tax 
relief.


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