[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 4, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H4881]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CHILD TAX CREDIT UNFAIR

  (Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, listen carefully, the 
growing sound and the roar we hear from the Senate is the sound of 
Republican Senators rushing to change their position on the child tax 
credit. What we hear is them now recognizing the incredible injustice 
they did to hard-working families with children who earned under 
$26,000 a year who will not get that $400 check for each of their 
children like other families this summer. The Republicans have 
recognized the injustice; but the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay), the 
leader of the Republicans in the House----


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bass). The gentleman will suspend. The 
gentleman will refrain from references characterizing the Senate.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I am only reporting on 
what the Senate is doing. I am reporting; I am not characterizing.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman must not characterize them or 
their actions.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, Senators are changing 
their position on the child care tax credit. It is in The New York 
Times. I could read the names of the Senators. That is what is 
happening there.
  Here, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay) says they are not going to 
correct this injustice to these families. These families will go 
without their $400 check that is so important to the income of those 
families and the ability to raise their children. How dare the 
Republicans suggest that these children are less valuable than the 
children of other American families.

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