[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]




             ELIMINATE THE MARRIAGE PENALTY IN OUR TAX CODE

  (Mr. McINTOSH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McINTOSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the marriage penalty 
elimination bill, H.R. 3734, the Weller-McIntosh bill that will 
eliminate the marriage penalty in our Tax Code. There are so many 
reasons why we should eliminate this unfair and immoral tax provision. 
But I wanted to share with my colleagues an e-mail that I received the 
other day from a young man who said: Before we set a wedding date, I 
calculated the tax implications. Since we each earn in the low $30,000, 
the Federal marriage penalty was over $3,000. What a wonderful wedding 
gift from the IRS.
  Or another e-mail from Wayne in Dayton, Ohio, who says that 
penalizing for marriage flies in the face of common sense. It is a 
classic example of government policy not supporting that which it 
wishes to promote.
  These e-mails have been coming by the thousands into our office, and 
I ask any of those out there who are watching to communicate with me 
their family situation about the problems with this marriage penalty 
tax. We are making great progress in Washington, but we need support 
from the American people to eliminate this tax in our budget in the 
House, and next fall in our tax bill. It will save Americans $1,400 on 
their tax bill per family.

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