[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HELP FOR WORKING FAMILIES

  (Mr. BLUNT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, for 40 years, as Americans watched the Tax 
Code grow to 5.5 million words, special interests were gaining power at 
the expense of working families, families who formed the backbone of 
America, who work hard, play by the rules, and pay more than their fair 
share of the taxes.
  James Madison warned about the evils of special interests, which he 
called ``factions'' because special interests could make demands, 
demands at the expense of the public good, at the expense of common 
interests, at the expense of sound policy.
  James Madison was right, and history, for the past 40 years, has 
shown that special interests have grown in power while ordinary middle-
class families watch their tax bills grow year after year.
  Last year, for the first time in 16 years, we gave American families 
a tax break. Let us eliminate the marriage penalty; let us help working 
families. Let us let the Tax Code work for Americans and not for the 
special interests.

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