[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17019]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  THE AMERICAN FAMILY NEEDS TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. RYUN of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RYUN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, today Americans are feeling the 
heavy burden of very high tax rates. Federal taxes have grown faster in 
this economy since the 1990s. At the start of the 20th century, 
Federal, State and local taxes cost only 8 percent of America's income. 
Today that figure has grown to 35 percent. Americans are paying a 
record share of their income to the Federal Government.
  Mr. Speaker, the American family needs tax relief. Reducing taxes 
will encourage the economy to grow by providing American families with 
an incentive to work, save, and invest. And these are qualities that 
should be promoted, not held back or punished by high tax rates. That 
is why it is time to seriously support the tax relief and support that 
will be offered during the Financial Freedom Act of 1999.
  Not only will this bill allow Americans to receive the largest tax 
reduction in history, over $860 billion, it contains several provisions 
that will relieve heavy financial drains upon the families caused as a 
result of tax pressures. In particular, this bill will help make health 
care more affordable. It will eliminate the death tax. It will provide 
a 10 percent across the board tax reduction. It will grant marriage 
penalty relief.
  Mr. Speaker, let us give these hard tax-earned dollars back to the 
American families who have paid their fair share.

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