[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 65 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E872]
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                        THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

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                          HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 7, 1995

  Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to highlight 
the results of a survey conducted by one of the leading senior citizens 
advocacy groups in the Nation, 60 PLUS, which is dedicated to tax 
fairness for seniors.
  This organization, which has over 250,000 members and is headed by 
former Congressman Roger Zion, polled 100,000 of its members, and by a 
3-to-1 margin, they support the Republican tax fairness bill. 
Representative Zion and 60 PLUS Chairman Jim Martin delivered thousands 
of mailgram petitions to the Capitol steps earlier this week in support 
of this measure, noting that it lifts the outside earnings limit on 
Social Security beneficiaries, repeals the 1993 Clinton tax increase on 
seniors, increases the exemption from Federal estate taxes, reduces the 
capital gains tax, reforms SSI, and provides a tax credit for elderly 
care in the home.
  Mr. Speaker, as Representatives of the people, we need to listen to 
their voices, and act accordingly.


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