[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 79 (Wednesday, June 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TIME TO SCRAP THE TAX CODE

  (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, it is time to scrap the Tax Code. ``Scrap the 
Code'' has been a slogan for tax reformers for years now, but today we 
have an opportunity to take the first step toward its realization.
  Today on the House floor is an opportunity to vote the Tax Code 
Elimination Act, a bill that will sunset the Tax Code on December 31, 
2002, and require the Congress to come up with a new, simpler, fairer, 
revenue-neutral Tax Code.
  This bill will make fundamental tax reform a major issue in the 2000 
presidential race and will force this issue to the top of the national 
political agenda.
  Lawmakers have been talking about reforming the Tax Code for too 
long. It is time to act. This bill will show our willingness to act and 
our willingness to listen to the millions of Americans who have been 
calling for an end to our Tax Code for many years.
  Fundamental tax reform should be a bipartisan issue. Democrats and 
Republicans both have an interest in the Tax Code that is fairer, 
simpler and less complicated. The time to act, Mr. Speaker, is now.

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