[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 79 (Wednesday, June 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4639]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        COMMITMENT TO A MORE SECURE FISCAL FUTURE FOR AMERICANS

  (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 tax man cometh and cometh and cometh. 
Yet, there is a bright light at the end of this dark tax tunnel.
  Today in Congress, Congress will have that chance to answer the call 
of millions of hard-working families in this country who feel the 
Federal Government needs a new system of taxation. Today, the Federal 
Government has the great opportunity to renew the American dream.
  Mr. Speaker, Members of Congress have a chance to lift the tax burden 
off their constituents by passing legislation to sunset the current Tax 
Code. It is time to retire this outdated and oppressive Tax Code; it is 
time to give our children and generations to come the opportunity to 
participate in the American dream that rewards hard work, not penalizes 
it, with an unfair tax system. It is time to clear the way for a 
fairer, less complicated, and less burdensome tax system in this 
country.
  Mr. Speaker, let us tell the American people that we are serious 
about changing the tax system and pass the Tax Code Termination Act. It 
is our commitment to a more secure fiscal future for our children and 
future generations.

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