[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 6, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      AMERICA NEEDS TAX RELIEF NOW

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, while the Federal Government prepares to 
inhale a nearly $5.7 trillion tax surplus over the next 10 years, I 
rise to speak on behalf of the families, small businesses and family 
farms of Indiana who face a much less promising future.
  Despite the talk of boom times, Hoosier families in my district are 
faced with layoffs at major employers in Columbus and New Castle, 
Indiana; and many of the small businesses dependent on these companies 
are fearful as well.
  This House of Representatives is the heart of the American 
Government; and as such, it should resonate with the hearts of the 
people.
  Mr. Speaker, the people's hearts are anxious with increasingly 
disappointing news about our economy. All this while income tax rates 
measured as a percentage of the economy are at the highest level ever.
  Mr. Speaker, our Congress must again be the Congress of economic 
recovery. President Reagan, whose birth we celebrate today, showed us 
the way to turn around this American economy, by cutting taxes for all 
taxpayers. In order for our country to recover economically, we must 
cut taxes big and cut taxes now.

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