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On the recordMay 25, 2001
Let me just say that maybe we just ought to tone down our rhetoric this morning, because it is not a Republican victory nor is it a Democrat victory if this bill passes today. The American people win. The American people, who get up in the morning, the farmer in Nebraska this morning that has been up for 3 hours doing chores, he is going to get a better break on his taxes. And that farm he spent his whole life on he may be able to pass on to his children and grandchildren. The truck driver driving across the delta of Mississippi this morning, trying to get home to his family for Memorial Day, he is going to get a better tax break so he can take better care of his kids and plan for his kids' education. He wins on this. It is the single mother in California, whose kids were up early this morning watching the TV. Not this. They are watching cartoons. Maybe it is the same thing. But anyway, that mother will be able to take care of her children. She gets a better tax break. She can plan for her children.
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Dennis Hastert
Illinois

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Discussing the benefits of a tax bill for American families during a House floor debate.

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