[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16426]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY RELIEF DESERVES SUPPORT

  (Mr. WELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, have you heard Bill Clinton and Al Gore's 
latest definition of rich? Bill Clinton and Al Gore say that, if one is 
married and one is a homeowner or if one is married and one gives money 
to church and charity and one suffers the marriage tax penalty, one is 
rich.
  Bill Clinton and Al Gore say now that they want to veto the Marriage 
Tax Elimination Act, legislation which wipes out the marriage tax 
penalty for 25 million married working couples who, on average, pay 
$1,400 more in higher taxes. They say that there are people that are 
homeowners, there are people that give money to church and charity, and 
there are people that itemize their taxes, and because of that, they 
are rich, and they do not deserve marriage tax relief, and they should 
be discriminated against and should continue to receive and suffer from 
the marriage tax penalty.
  I was so proud when this House passed just this past week legislation 
wiping out the marriage tax penalty for 25 million married working 
couples, on average, $1,400. We made sure, if one suffers the marriage 
tax penalty, whether one is a homeowner or not, one receives relief. It 
deserves bipartisan support. I hope the President will change his mind.

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