[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H665]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   MIDDLE CLASS AMERICANS DESERVE TAX RELIEF AND THEY DESERVE IT NOW

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, recently the President, in a talk to college 
students, revealed what he really thinks of tax relief for American 
families. He said, and I quote, 15 years from now, if the Congress 
wants to give more tax relief, let them do it, end quote.
  So, does this mean that the college students to whom he was speaking 
must wait until they are in their thirties, most likely married and 
with children and with steep financial commitments like home mortgages, 
to receive relief from heavy taxation?
  Ridiculous.
  This is certainly unwelcome news to all the middle class American 
families I hear from, who already spend more in taxes than they do for 
food, shelter, transportation and clothing combined.
  With this mentality, it is a good thing the President is only in 
charge for another 2 years, not 15. Middle class Americans, moms and 
dads, workers, even students, deserve tax relief; and they deserve it 
now.

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