[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 89 (Wednesday, July 12, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H5849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            MARRIAGE PENALTY

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today the House is going to 
vote to end the marriage penalty. Right now married couples pay more in 
taxes than two single people living together; that is just not right.
  Washington must stop penalizing the cornerstone of the American 
family. We should encourage marriage, not penalize it. We must restore 
families and the American dream.
  Last year, President Clinton labeled the marriage penalty relief 
risky and even vetoed it. This year Democrats are encouraging him to 
veto it again. In my district alone, this bill will help end the 
marriage penalty for over 150,000 Americans. The President and his 
Democrat friends should stop playing election-year politics.
  I say to the President, why do you not help us put American families 
first? Let us do it now.

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