[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       AMERICANS NEED TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. BRADY of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Americans are not taxed too much? 
Look at how we spend our day.
  We get up in the morning, get our first cup of coffee on which we pay 
a sales tax. Jump in the shower and we pay a water tax. Get in our car 
to drive to work and pay a fuel tax. At work we pay an income tax and a 
payroll tax. Drive home to the house on which we pay a property tax. 
Flip on the lights and pay an electricity tax. Turn on the TV, pay a 
cable tax. Pick up the telephone, pay a telephone tax. Kiss our spouse 
good night and pay a marriage penalty tax. And on and on and on until, 
at the end of our lives, we pay a death tax.
  Well, no wonder families and the elderly in this country have such a 
tough time making ends meet. They need relief, and the Republican plan 
provides it.

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