[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 167 (Thursday, October 26, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H10868]
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  LIST OF TAX INCREASES WHICH SHOULD REQUIRE A THREE-FIFTHS VOTE FOR 
                                PASSAGE

  Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include a list of 
the six tax increases that require a waiver of the three-fifths vote 
into the Record at this point.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  The list referred to is as follows:
  These are a total of six tax increases in this bill. These increases 
are in direct violation of a law enacted on the first day of this 
session, which should require a three-fifths vote for passage. These 
tax increases are the following:
  First, a 50 percent tax penalty on Medicare Plus Medical Savings 
Accounts for any purpose other than medical care;
  Second, the Medicare Part B income contigent premium;
  Third, repeal of the 5-year income averaging rule on lump sum pension 
distributions;
  Fourth, increase in the phase-out rate for the Earned Income Tax 
Credit;
  Fifth, the new rates applied to expatriates; and
  Sixth, the new tax imposed on gambling income of Indian tribes.
  Mr. Speaker, would any or all of these tax increases trigger the 
celebrated rule requiring a three-fifths vote majority for approval? 
Since your answer is yes, but for the waiver of the rule by the 
Republican leadership, it is important to note Mr. Speaker, when the 
history of this Congress is written, the main theme will be about the 
majority's unrelenting attack on the poor and defenseless in our 
society, but a chapter, however, should be reserved for its hypocrisy 
which is clearly evident today.

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