[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3226]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



          TAX RELIEF IS ABOUT JOB SECURITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

  (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, President Bush has proposed a 
package of tax relief that includes across-the-board tax relief for 
everyone. His plan even takes 6 million Americans off the tax rolls all 
together. It is a fair and balanced proposal that will certainly 
benefit hard-working Americans and offer them more flexibility on how 
they want to spend their money.
  One thing America offers is opportunity for all. That is why our plan 
does not seek to redistribute wealth, like some Democrats wish to do. 
We realize that everyone who pays taxes ought to get relief. There must 
be an incentive for Americans to create jobs and businesses. Freedom 
and capitalism is why our country is the world's greatest Nation.
  Our legislation gives back some of what taxpayers have overpaid to 
the government so that they can get a new washer and dryer or get their 
children new school clothes or even pay some of the college tuition or 
car bills that cost so much nowadays. The bottom line is that it is the 
taxpayers' money. They can spend it much better than anyone in 
Washington, D.C.
  Mr. Speaker, Republicans are going to provide tax relief to all 
Americans. The President and leaders in Congress are trying to reach 
out to the opponents of our plan in order to foster a bipartisan 
agreement without compromising the needs of the taxpayer.

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