I want to thank the conferees, who worked so hard on the Working Families Tax Relief Act last week, for including the provisions of S. 2417, the Tax Relief for Americans in Combat Act or, as some people call it, TRAC. One thing that TRAC was designed to do was eliminate the combat pay penalty. I introduced TRAC back in May of this year. The rationale for introducing TRAC was to help our men and women in combat.
William Pryor: “I want to thank the conferees, who worked so hard on the Working Families Tax Relief Act last week, for including the…”
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Discussing the Tax Relief for Americans in Combat Act during a speech on military support.
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