On the recordJuly 12, 2000
Today we are here to eliminate the marriage tax penalty. My friends on the other side of the aisle...is designed to enact zero marriage penalty relief. The Joint Tax Committee...has scored this as providing zero marriage tax relief. Just 2 weeks ago this House enacted a good plan, a $40 billion plan, to provide prescription drug coverage for every senior who wants to have that coverage. That is a great accomplishment. My hope is we could do it in a bipartisan way. So my recommendation, of course, and I rise in opposition, is to vote to reject the motion to recommit. Let us talk about the real issue that is before us today, and that issue is a basic goal of this Congress, and that is to bring about tax fairness. I represent a very diverse district, city, suburbs and country on the south side of Chicago and the south suburbs. As I talk with my constituents, they often talk about their taxes.
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