[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1175]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, today we are just 30 days away from the day 
of the year that many Americans dread the most, and that is April 15th. 
April 15th, as we all know, is tax day. That means that, as we speak, 
families, businesses throughout the Nation are filing through mountains 
of documents, forms, rules and regulations; and they are frustrated.
  I know my constituents in eastern North Carolina are frustrated, 
along with people throughout this Nation. My constituents tell me they 
are having real problems with our complex and burdensome Tax Code. Of 
course they are. Because they are currently facing 480 different tax 
forms, the easiest of which, the 1040 EZ, has 33 pages of instructions, 
all in fine print.
  The American people want, need and deserve tax relief. Just ask 
anyone who is preparing for April 15th. We owe the American people tax 
relief. I hope that in a bipartisan way we can work together to provide 
them with a fair, simpler tax system.

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