[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13733]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY RELIEF ACT

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, as we all know, it is the year 
2000. But over the past few months, there has been some debate about 
when the new millennium actually begins. Some argue that the new 
millennium begins in 2000, while others argue that it does not 
technically begin until 2001.
  But no matter what millennium we are living in, the marriage tax 
penalty makes no sense. How can the Government justify charging married 
couples an extra $1,400 in taxes just because they are married? The 
Marriage Penalty Tax Relief Act is a reasonable bill that will put some 
common sense back into our Tax Code.
  Some people may continue to disagree about when the 21st century 
begins, but everyone can agree that working families should not pay 
extra taxes just because they are married. I hope my colleagues on the 
other side of the aisle will join us in delivering fairness to working 
families and voting yes on the Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act.

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