[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 54 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        SUPPORT H.R. 3734 AND ELIMINATE THE MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, the Republican Party, I think, has shown that 
they stand for tax relief and tax cuts. We stand for across-the-board 
tax relief for middle-class Americans. We would like to see the capital 
gains tax eliminated completely. We would like to see the IRA accounts 
expanded. We stand for eliminating estate taxes. We want a fair tax 
system that allows us to fund government at a reasonable level and yet 
allow Americans to keep more of what they earn.
  Now we cannot do all of that at once, but what we can do right now is 
eliminate the marriage tax penalty from the Tax Code. H.R. 3734 will 
eliminate the marriage tax penalty and would be an excellent first step 
in achieving our goals.

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