Jack Kingston: “I know the gentleman is a Navy guy, but right now there is just not that much water in Iraq. We have from Fort Stewart…”

“I know the gentleman is a Navy guy, but right now there is just not that much water in Iraq. We have from Fort Stewart alone, nearly 18,000 troops who are deployed. Lots of mothers, some fathers, and lots of children left behind while these troops are gone. We in the House are passing an important tax relief bill tomorrow to give them a little breathing room, and I wanted to ask the gentleman as a guy who has been out there, who had to leave behind, this bill that we are going to pass gives them some capital gains tax relief, gives them a death gratuity tax relief, some dependent care tax relief. Basically it gives the soldiers just a little more wiggle room and a few more tax benefits while they are out there fighting for our freedom. And I do not really want to ask the gentleman about the technical part of the tax bill which, of course, he is welcome to speak on; but as a man in uniform, tell me what this means to you out there on the front line? Is this important at all or does this send a signal? What is your feeling?”