[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       IT IS TIME FOR TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, every American who pays taxes 
deserves a tax cut. With consumer confidence starting to slump and the 
economy starting to slow down, the Congress and President needs to work 
in a bipartisan manner to pass meaningful tax relief for the American 
people. Cutting taxes is essential to strengthening our economy.
  With President Bush, we have a greater opportunity to get tax relief 
to the American people. President Bush has a tax relief proposal that 
will cut taxes for every American who pays taxes. This proposal will 
spur economic growth in two ways: first, it will put more money in the 
wallets of the American people; second, it will take money off the 
table in Washington, making it more difficult for the government to 
grow out of control.
  Mr. Speaker, we need to reduce marginal tax rates; we need to 
eliminate the death tax; we need to eliminate the marriage penalty; and 
we need to have a charitable tax deduction. A series of changes needs 
to be made in the Tax Code to make it more fair and simpler for all 
Americans.

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