[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 18, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H6368-H6369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                            MARRIAGE PENALTY

  (Mr. GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, we are considering another tax 
cutting scheme aimed at benefiting only the wealthiest Americans and 
does little to help the working families in my district. The scheme we 
are looking at now will benefit 5 percent of the wealthiest Americans 
with 60 percent of the tax cuts.
  The Republican plan is fiscally irresponsible that could lead to 
higher interest rates and force huge deficits or tax increases on our 
children and our grandchildren.
  Everybody wants a tax cut. I would like to see it particularly around 
April

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15. The difference between the two parties is Democrats, we want to 
save the money enough to build our national defense, save Social 
Security, modernize Medicare, and pay down the national debt instead of 
ignoring these issues until they become a crisis, giving a tax cut now 
and make it a crisis later.
  I met with so many of my constituents in the last few months, and 
they recognize our number one priority is to safeguard our own country, 
protect Social Security, and provide for prescription drugs for our 
seniors.
  The failure to address these issues today will make them be paid for 
tomorrow. As Democrats, we want to make sure we do that and still have 
the tax cut.

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