[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 82 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3723]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REDUCING THE TAX BURDEN ON FATHERS

  (Mr. NEUMANN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEUMANN. Mr. Speaker, Sunday is Father's Day, and I would like to 
start by paying tribute to my father, who has done such a great job in 
helping myself and my brothers and sisters in getting to where we are 
in our lives today. Certainly, without his support as we were growing 
up, we would not be here and would not be able to be doing the things 
we are doing here today.
  I also have to think about in the society that we live in how many 
fathers are forced to work two jobs because of the large tax burden. 
And I have to hope that the work we are doing out here this week in 
Washington, working to reduce that tax burden on our American families 
by providing a $500 per child tax cut and by providing a college 
tuition tax credit, let us hope that that work and that effort that we 
are going through this week out here in Washington will somehow allow 
our fathers to not have to work that second and third job out there in 
America so that they can in fact spend more time at home with their 
families and spend more time with their children, providing them the 
guidance to make this a better nation in the long term for everyone.

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