[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1452]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             AMERICAN TAXPAYERS' MOST DREADED DAY: APRIL 15

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, the countdown is on. The tax clock is 
ticking. The nightmare of all nightmares to American workers: The tax 
man is coming.
  That is right. Just 3 short weeks from today is the American 
taxpayers' most dreaded day: April 15. This day looms on the calendar 
each year as an ominous reminder of the crushing burden of the current 
Federal Tax Code. And while the IRS smiles behind closed doors, 
American workingmen and women are struggling to keep pace with an out-
of-control Federal agency.
  Over the next 21 days, taxpayers across this country will spend many 
sleepless nights and work countless hours in an attempt to figure out 
exactly how much of their hard-earned money must be sent to the 
government.
  Heaven forbid the amount is off by a single cent, causing the 
taxpayer to face the unbridled wrath of the IRS.
  Mr. Speaker, the time is now to enact comprehensive tax reform. Sweet 
dreams, Mr. and Mrs. America.

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