[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10506]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, there is a couple of old sayings around. 
One is that the check is in the mail and, two, I am from the Federal 
Government and help is on the way.
  Well, Mr. Speaker, I am happy to announce to my fellow hard-working 
Nevadans that their check, their rebate check is truly in the mail. 
Nevadans can expect to see over $292 million in tax relief arriving in 
their mailboxes this summer. Now, that is real help. This equates to an 
average tax rebate check of over $420 for every hard-working taxpayer 
in the silver State.
  It is about time. The people of Nevada and our great country have 
been paying far too much in taxes for far too long. Thanks to this 
bipartisan tax relief bill passed by this Congress and signed into law 
by President Bush, single taxpayers can expect tax rebates of up to 
$300 and married tax filers can expect up to $600 in tax relief.
  This money can go toward paying the mortgage, a car loan, or a new 
washing machine or even gasoline for one's car. These tax rebate checks 
are just the beginning. Americans can expect additional tax relief over 
the next 10 years. Mr. Speaker, this time Nevadans can be assured that 
their check their overpayment in taxes is in the mail.

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