On the recordJune 13, 2002
A vote for the Democratic substitute is a vote for an automatic tax increase that Congress has hands off of. We spend too much. We trigger a tax increase without having to vote on it is what the Democrats are proposing. That would be a $42 billion tax increase on 36 million married working couples. Hard-working couples like Jose and Magdalene Castillo who it would cost at least $1,125 more in higher taxes if we allow the marriage tax penalty to come back. That is the debate today. Do we make permanent our efforts to eliminate the marriage tax penalty or do we raise taxes on the married couples. What the Democrats are proposing is an automatic tax increase on 36 million married working couples. So I urge a no vote on the Democrat substitute. I also urge a no vote if the Democrats offer a motion to recommit, and I ask for a bipartisan aye vote in favor of permanently eliminating the marriage tax penalty on final passage.
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