[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  REWARDING AMERICANS FOR THEIR TRUST

  (Ms. HARRIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, the American people voted for much more than 
candidates or parties this election year. They embraced our bold 
vision, and they expect us to deliver results.
  They elected us with a mandate to keep our Nation on its path of 
economic growth and job creation, to continue tax relief for working 
families, and to pare back an inefficient, bloated bureaucracy that 
kills dreams.
  One of our first priorities must be to reform our wasteful and 
oppressive Tax Code. Year after year, working Americans pay accountants 
and tax lawyers to help them understand this confusing labyrinth of 
laws and regulations. Just think about what this energy and capital 
could accomplish if directed towards truly creative purposes. Just 
imagine what a fair and simpler Tax Code could do to help us build a 
21st century economy.
  So let us engage in a vigorous debate. Let us begin rewarding the 
trust that the American people have placed in us, beginning today.

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