[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9947-9948]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  A VICTORY FOR HARDWORKING TAXPAYERS

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, families are overtaxed, businesses are 
overregulated, and our economy is suffering as a result. Clearly there 
is room within the enormous tax surplus to pay down the debt and fund 
priority programs while ensuring working families receive the tax 
relief they both need and deserve. Full, fair, and immediate tax relief 
has been and will continue to be one of my top priorities here in 
Congress.
  The easiest thing to do in Washington is to increase spending. One of 
the hardest things to do is to reduce taxes. But thanks to the 
President's steadfast leadership, hardworking taxpayers will get the 
significant tax relief they deserve.
  Already this session of Congress, the U.S. House has passed key tax 
relief proposals, including repeal of the death tax, marriage penalty 
tax relief, and the expansion of the child tax credit.
  Mr. Speaker, our new President has been in the White House just over 
100 days and already we have helped him to deliver this incredible tax 
relief package to the American people. This is not only a victory, it 
is a victory accomplished with incredible speed. Within this year, 
hardworking Americans across this Nation will be benefiting from more 
dollars in their pockets.

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