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



                  PASS MEANINGFUL MARRIAGE TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, it is good to hear that the President is 
joining our tax relief debate. Just last year the President vetoed our 
marriage tax relief plan. This year he thinks our idea is so great he 
has come up with his own proposal.
  Unfortunately, his plan misses the mark. The President's plan would 
only affect a fraction of the 28 million couples helped by the 
Republican plan and would only save couples a meager $210 a year. Come 
on, Mr. President. The American people deserve better. On the other 
hand, the Republican plan would have provided married couples up to 
$1,400 in tax relief.
  Mr. Speaker, in the next few weeks the House will consider a marriage 
tax fix even better than our proposal last year. I urge the President 
to join us this year to pass meaningful marriage tax relief. American 
couples deserve it, and it is the fair thing to do.

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