On the recordFebruary 1, 2000
It is just wrong that under our Tax Code 28 million married working couples pay, on average, $1,400 more in higher taxes just because they are married. Mr. Speaker, is it right that under our Tax Code that couples are punished, that they are penalized when they choose to participate in society's most basic institution? That is the fact today. I represent a diverse district on the south side of Chicago. In the south suburbs in Cook and Will Counties, in Joliet and the bedroom and farm communities they all ask the same question. They wonder why for 30 years now Washington has punished marriage and no one has gone back to fix it. I am pleased that under the leadership of the Speaker of the House, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hastert), this House has made it a top priority to eliminate and wipe out the marriage tax penalty suffered by 28 million married working couples.
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