[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 30 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H744-H745]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      AMERICANS DESERVE TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. GRAVES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, working Americans deserve tax relief. The 
American family's tax burden has now reached its highest level since 
World War II. In fact, the average American will have to work 129 days 
to pay off their total tax bill. Mr. Speaker, no one, regardless of 
income level, should have to pay more than one-third of their hard-
earned paycheck in taxes to the Federal Government.
  Americans will send $5.6 trillion more to Washington over the next 10

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years than is needed to run the government. This surplus is the direct 
result of the diligence and hard work of the American people. The 
choice for this Congress is simple: keep the money for more Washington 
bureaucracy or return a portion of the surplus to working men and 
women. Mr. Speaker, I choose the people. Under the tax cut proposal, 
every American that pays income taxes will receive significant tax 
relief.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill puts money back in the hands of Americans. 
Make no mistake, this is real tax relief for real people. Mr. Speaker, 
now more than ever Americans need to keep more of their hard-earned 
money in their pockets. The American people are overtaxed, and I look 
forward to voting today to return a portion of their money back to 
them. Taxpayers have earned it, and our slowing economy deserves it.

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