[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       HEALTH CARE TAX DEDUCTION

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, last night while attending 
our President's final State of the Union, I was encouraged to hear him 
say: Ending the bias in the Tax Code against those who do not get their 
health insurance through their employer is one reform that would put 
private coverage within reach for millions, and I call on the Congress 
to pass this piece of legislation this year.
  My colleagues, I'd like to draw your attention to the Health Care Tax 
Deduction Act of 2007, a bill which I have offered, and one that 
accomplishes this goal of insuring every American man, woman and child. 
This bill will allow individuals a tax deduction from gross income for 
health insurance premiums and unreimbursed prescription drug expenses 
for themselves and their family.
  I urge you to cosponsor this bill and attack this problem with 
meaningful and responsible legislation. With this legislation, we can 
end the debate over inefficient government-run health care.

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