Jack Kingston: “I guess it should come as no surprise to the American people that the administration that attacks the Boy Scouts is now…”

“I guess it should come as no surprise to the American people that the administration that attacks the Boy Scouts is now attacking the institution of marriage, and they are doing it from an insidious higher taxes on the couples who dare do the right thing and walk down the aisle. Take the situation, a true story in Savannah, Georgia, woman's name is Ann and the husband's name is Steve. They were making $25,000 each; they got married last December. Now their combined family income is $50,000. Guess what? They went from 15 percent tax brackets to now 20 percent tax brackets. They are paying more simply because they got married. Nothing else changed. This administration is going to look them in the eye and say no, you are wealthy, you do not deserve the tax, because guess what, some even wealthier person and, of course, that is evil in the minds of Al Gore, somebody might benefit from this, so we are not going to let you have your own money. Mr. Speaker, I hope that a few brave Democrats will for once put their constituents first and vote to override this horrible veto and pass marriage tax penalty relief.”