[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 15 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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            AMERICA NEEDS AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD INCOME TAX CUT

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Madam Speaker, America needs an across-the-board 
income tax cut. The average American family still pays more in taxes 
than it spends on food, clothing and shelter. This Congress, I think, 
has an obligation to cut taxes again.
  Last year's tax cut was a positive step in the right direction, but 
it did not go far enough, for far too many Americans received little or 
no benefit at all, particularly singles and seniors.
  Instead of picking winners and losers among overtaxed Americans, it 
is time to cut taxes across the board. I have introduced a bill, the 
Taxpayer Relief and Protection Act, that would cut marginal income tax 
rates 5 percent across the board.
  This tax cut will ensure that every American who earns a paycheck 
will be able to keep a little more of their hard-earned money.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to cosponsor the Taxpayer Relief 
and Protection Act. An across-the-board income tax cut is the fairest 
way to provide the American people with the additional tax relief that 
they need and deserve.

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