Sam Gibbons: “in the preamble to the Constitution, the people of the United States declared that one of the purposes of having a…”

“in the preamble to the Constitution, the people of the United States declared that one of the purposes of having a constitution was to ``promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings and liberty to ourselves and our posterity.'' Mr. Speaker, one of the best ways to promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our children would be to pass the Republican tax relief plan. Letting people who earn between $20,000 and $75,000 a year keep more of what they earn means that their standard of living goes up. It means that these people can better provide for their families, better save for their children's education, and better save for their own retirement. The Constitution speaks of providing the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, and reducing death taxes means the family farms can stay in the family, the family business can remain in the hands of those who helped build it. I urge my colleagues to support the tax relief bill when it comes before the House.”