[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8999]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRESS NEEDS TO MAKE TAX RELIEF PERMANENT

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, over the past few weeks Americans across 
our country have taken time out of their busy schedules to complete 
their 1040s, 1099s and W-2s by the April 17 deadline.
  They did so in many different ways. Some planned ahead and mailed in 
their forms well before the deadline, while others are scrambling to 
finish work on their taxes until late tonight.
  Today, taxpayers in south central Michigan are still working to meet 
their tax obligation for 2007. While tax day may be today, the average 
Michigander will have to work until April 29 of this year just to pay 
his or her individual tax bill.
  The $400 billion tax increase recently passed by Congress represents 
the largest tax increase in American history and could lead to a 
crippling economic recession.
  Americans know best how to spend their hard-earned money, and rather 
than increase the tax burden, Congress needs to make tax relief 
permanent for hardworking American families.
  By putting our fiscal house in order, this Congress can go a long way 
in restoring the trust of the American people and build a better, 
brighter future for our country.

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