[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[House]
[Pages 22489-22490]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              PRESIDENT CLINTON VETOES TAX RELIEF PACKAGE

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, today President Clinton vetoed the much-
needed tax relief package passed by this Congress. President Clinton 
has permanently cemented his legacy as a tax raiser and sworn enemy of 
tax cuts.
  By vetoing this legislation, the President is denying the average 
middle-class family relief from the marriage tax penalty. The President 
is robbing millions of workers the opportunity to obtain health 
insurance benefits who cannot afford to do so now. He is making it more 
difficult for parents to save for their children's education. He is 
making it more difficult for people to pass on the family farm or the 
family business after a lifetime of toil, sacrifice, and devotion to 
building a great enterprise. The President is making it more difficult 
for people to save for their future and provide for their own 
retirement.
  This vetoed tax relief legislation would have been a step toward more 
fairness in the Tax Code and it would have reduced the burden on people 
who are carrying the load, paying the taxes, and trying to live the 
American dream.

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  This veto is irresponsible and dangerous. Once again, Government wins 
and the taxpayer loses.

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