[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4674]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           FAMILY CARE TAX CREDIT ACT WILL LESSEN TAX BURDEN

  (Mr. RYUN of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RYUN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, providing help to families is one of 
the biggest reasons that I ran for Congress. I look forward to voting 
this week and eliminating the unfair marriage tax penalty and doubling 
the per-child deduction, but I believe we should do more to help 
families with tax relief, and I go one step further.
  Mr. Speaker, that is why I have introduced the Family Care Tax Credit 
Act, which would lessen the tax burden on families who care for 
children or loved ones. Currently we give tax credit to families who 
pay for day care and other services, but families who have a parent 
taking care of their children are left on their own. My plan gives a 
fair and balanced approach to child care tax credits by giving help to 
all middle-income families with children.
  Mr. Speaker, I have spoken with parents in Kansas who tell me that 
they would like to stay home with their children, but they simply 
cannot overcome the economic barriers caused by the current Tax Code. 
My plan would simply remove one of those barriers. I am thankful that 
this week we will have the marriage penalty as a past memory, but 
believe that we can and should do more to help families.

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