[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NEW TAX CUTS

  (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I feel I must address one of the key 
issues that we are going to be dealing with in the next 2 days, and 
that is: What type of new tax cuts are we going to put into the 
Internal Revenue Code?
  Some people think that if I had my choice, I would bring back the 
personal exemption and put $1,000, or $2,000, or $3,000 per child on 
that return because there is no time in life in which you need money 
more than when you are just starting out with children and have a big 
mortgage. We should look out for the average guy at a time when they 
are most desperate.
  Some people would say my second pick would be to reduce the marginal 
tax rate on the most technical manufactured goods because we want those 
goods to be made here in America, and it would be great to have those 
manufactured in America.
  Some people, however, think the most important thing is to encourage 
States to increase their taxes and have higher property taxes from the 
local units of government and higher income taxes for the State 
government. They want to increase the exemption for those to encourage 
State governments and local governments to spend more money.

  No, we should be helping out the young people with children just 
starting out.

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