[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 167 (Wednesday, October 31, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H12244]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DECREASE TAX BURDEN

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, last week the Ways and Means Committee 
chairman outlined the provisions of what he has been calling the 
``mother of all tax bills.''
  The most important piece of information about this proposal is the 
bottom line. The proposal would mean a multi-trillion-dollar tax 
increase on the American taxpayer.
  I think this is a good moment to take a step back and look at the 
philosophical difference between Republicans and Democrats. On this 
side of the aisle, we simply believe people know how to spend their 
money better than the government. But just look at the legislation 
passed in the House so far this year: $431 billion in tax increases 
have been included in bills that have already passed the House this 
year.
  Madam Speaker, we should remember, no one knows how to spend their 
money better than the taxpayer. We should be looking for ways to 
decrease the tax burden, not increase it.

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