[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12640]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PROMOTING ADOPTION TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, in January I introduced 
a bill to make permanent the $10,000 adoption tax credit which is set 
to expire in 2010. Four months later this bill has garnered 125 
bipartisan cosponsors, including Ways and Means Committee Chairman 
Charles Rangel.
  As the grateful father of an adopted son and a member of the 
Congressional Coalition on Adoption, I know all too well the challenges 
and rewards adoption brings. The adoption process can be mentally and 
physically exhausting. Families should not be overwhelmed with the 
financial burdens as well. We should offer incentives, not penalties, 
for making this commitment.
  I urge my colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee to move forward 
with this legislation and make the dream of a family a permanent 
reality by promoting adoption.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September 11.

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