[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19455]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                               TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today we are faced with the 
largest tax burden since World War II, and what many people do not 
realize is that the Federal Government is taxing our American values.
  For example, the death tax. The death tax is one of the most onerous 
taxes imposed by our own Federal Government. It is double and triple 
taxation on American families' hard-earned savings. Even worse, the 
death tax forces grieving sons and daughters to sell the family 
business or farms just to pay their taxes. It is outrageous for the 
Federal Government to do this to our families.
  With almost no support from the Democrats, Republicans in the House 
and Senate have agreed to eliminate the death tax. But President 
Clinton has no compassion for American values. He is saying he will 
veto it.
  Enough is enough. It is time to start repealing taxes on our American 
values. Americans want, need, and deserve tax relief now.

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