[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9234]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    SUPPORT SALES TAX DEDUCTIBILITY

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, once again, the House appears to be in an 
all-tax-cuts-all-the-time mode all over again.
  By listening to the talk coming from this body, one would want to 
believe that we really want tax fairness for all Americans. Last week 
we had the opportunity to amend a part of the Tax Code which unfairly 
penalizes residents of States with no local or State income tax, and we 
did not. Unfortunately, we did not get it right last week, but luckily 
we have another chance to fix the problem today.
  I hope that my colleagues will support allowing sales-tax 
deductibility for residents of States with no sales or State or local 
income taxes so that the hard-working residents, like people in my 
State of Texas and many others, get the same benefits given to almost 
all other Americans. Should we not be looking for ways to create equity 
and fairness for all of our citizens and not always seemingly helping 
just a few?
  Let us pass this sales-tax deductibility amendment and take a true 
step toward equity.

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