[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14257]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             EXTEND CHILD TAX CREDIT TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise again to discuss extending the Child 
Tax Credit to the families that need it most. This morning I came to 
the House floor to again call on my colleagues on the other side of the 
aisle to pass the legislation to give these 6.5 million taxpaying 
families what they have rightfully earned.
  The other body has passed a bill. The President has said the House 
should take it up and he will sign it. Why is the Republican leadership 
so reluctant to lift a finger to help people who work, people who pay 
taxes, people who have children? Republicans pass tax cut after tax cut 
for the wealthiest Americans, and then they cut out the families of 12 
million children, families that pay a greater percent of their incomes, 
8 percent of their income in taxes; more than Enron did in the last 4 
out of the last 5 years. They paid no taxes.
  Now we hear the Republican leadership wants something in exchange. As 
I said this morning, there is always a deal with these people. It has 
nothing to do with values or fairness. It is all about taking care of 
their own. It is all about taking care of Enron, WorldCom, and Tyco.
  Mr. Speaker, let us stop playing games. It is time for the House to 
take the other body's legislation. Let us help 6.5 million families 
share in the benefits of this tax cut. It is the right thing to do.

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