[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 77 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            MARRIAGE PENALTY

  (Mr. REHBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. REHBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to stand 
in strong support of the American family by once and for all 
permanently eliminating the multibillion-dollar tax on the sanctity of 
marriage. If we fail to act, married couples in my home State of 
Montana will be hit with more than $150 million in increased taxes 
every year.
  Mr. Speaker, the words ``I do'' that are exchanged between married 
couples should be a pledge to build a strong family and achieve their 
own slice of the American pie. It should not be a forced commitment to 
paying higher taxes to the Federal Government.
  I urge my colleagues to send a clear message that this Congress 
stands with the American family by voting for the permanent repeal of 
the marriage penalty.

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