Pete Stark: “Mr. Speaker, I am not sure where the Clerk had quite finished, but I would just read the last section or two here, the…”

“Mr. Speaker, I am not sure where the Clerk had quite finished, but I would just read the last section or two here, the conference report does provide benefits to every family with children that has income or payroll tax liability, and the conference report includes inflation adjustments so that the benefits provided to families with children are not reduced over time, this is required in our motion to instruct, and that the conference committee shall be required to meet in preparing the conference report pursuant to House Rule 22. This motion to instruct does have three basic directions, and they deal with constraining the exploding revenue costs. The motion to instruct requires that the conference report would preserve the funds necessary for Medicare and Social Security which the current bills do not, and it should provide benefits to all families with children that have income or payroll tax liability. Mr. Speaker, we do, as I mentioned in the last paragraph, require an open conference as provided in the House rules. Since this tax bill has been written by the Senate, compliance with the House rules is necessary so that there is some input from House Members on the conference report. We should not completely abandon the House's constitutional role on tax legislation.”