[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14154]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         ZUNI INDIAN TRIBE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT OF 2003

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                          HON. BETTY McCOLLUM

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 9, 2003

  Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I support S. 222, the Zuni Indian Tribe 
Water Rights Settlement Act of 2003, and S. 273, the Grand Teton 
National Park Land Exchange Act. Unfortunately, House Republican 
leaders continue to refuse to schedule debate on legislation that would 
include all low-income Americans in last month's tax bill. The only way 
to get their attention is to vote against these measures. Although I 
don't want to oppose these bills today, it is the only way to show 
House leaders that we must extend child tax credits to all families 
now.
  It is an outrage that the House would consider legislation under 
suspension of the rules while millions of families continue to be left 
out of the $350 billion tax cut. The tax bill that passed last month 
failed to extend child tax relief to all low-income children and 
families. Fixing this omission must be our first priority.
  This House lacks the leadership to ensure that the working parents of 
19 million children receive the increased child tax credit they were 
denied. This House lacks the right priorities. I will continue to use 
my vote to speak out until we finally include all Americans, not just 
the well off, in the tax bill.

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