[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 86 (Thursday, June 19, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, any excuse is a good excuse if you do not 
want to do something. There are some here in Congress that would use 
any excuse to vote against tax relief for working Americans. Let us 
look at the capital gains tax relief. One popular excuse is it is only 
for the rich. Yet the IRS tells us that nearly three out of four that 
will benefit from this make less than $75,000 a year.
  Economists tell us that it will not cost anything, it will not reduce 
the Federal revenue; in fact, it will increase the Federal revenue. And 
let us look at the $500 per child tax relief. Some will say you do not 
deserve it if you make more than $40,000 per year. I guess if you make 
more than $40,000, they think you are rich and you should not control 
more of your own money, so they would vote against any tax relief.
  There are those that think working Americans do not deserve tax 
relief today. But remember, any excuse is a good excuse if you do not 
want to do something.

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