[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 368]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    REPEAL THE MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, the family is the fundamental building block 
of society. Our Tax Code for too long has punished Americans for 
getting married. This year, 28 million American couples will be 
penalized an average of $1,400, simply for committing their lives to 
each other.
  It is past time to repeal the marriage tax penalty. In America, our 
tax policy should encourage family formation, not discourage it.
  Mr. Speaker, we need to eliminate the marriage tax penalty for all 
married couples, not just some. If the marriage tax penalty is bad 
policy, it is bad policy for everyone. I urge this body to completely 
repeal the marriage tax penalty and honor all American marriages, not 
just some.

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