[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 26, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H1358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              SUPPORTING THE PRESIDENTIAL STIMULUS PACKAGE

  (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, 2 years ago the Americans got a taste of 
tax relief with a promise that one day they might see an end to the 
marriage penalty, an end to death tax, a reduction of tax rates, and an 
increase in child tax credits.
  With today's economy struggling and with the price of gasoline and 
heating oil going through the roof, Americans need more than promises, 
more than a mere taste of tax relief. Americans are looking for 
Congress to transform the temporary tax relief of 2001 into something 
permanent.
  Mr. Speaker, I have always believed that the best way to stimulate 
the economy is not with more government spending but with more people 
spending. You cannot improve the well-being of families by spending 
more on government programs and bureaucracies. You can by ending the 
marriage penalty, killing the death tax, increasing child credits and 
reducing burdensome tax rates. It is time to put tax dollars back into 
the hands of the people who need it most.
  Join me in supporting the President's economic stimulus package.

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