[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2063]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TAX LIMITATION AMENDMENT

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, Washington has imprisoned the hopes and 
dreams of Americans in a cell known as the United States Tax Code. Last 
Wednesday, April 15, Americans got a harsh reminder that parole could 
still be a long way off.
  Instead of expanding freedom for its citizens, Washington has 
expanded power for the Government by raising taxes again, and again, 
and again. And four of the last five major Federal tax hikes passed 
with less than a two-thirds majority of Congress voting for them.
  Tax reform starts with the things like we are doing in Congress right 
now, like reforming IRS, having nationwide debates about the flat tax 
and national retail sales tax. But, most of all, Mr. Speaker, tax 
reform starts with not raising taxes.
  The tax limitation amendment is a weapon in our hands in the war for 
a fairer and flatter Federal Tax Code. This amendment will make it 
tougher to raise taxes, period. It is a bipartisan step toward the 
fairer, flatter, simpler Code Americans want and deserve. It deserves 
to pass.

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