Political Quotes

“there is a letter from Palm Springs, California. Sonny Bono was such a dear friend to all of us, and of course he was a co-sponsor of our original legislation. We are now joined by his wife, who is going to do a terrific job in representing the area that was represented by her late husband. But Pam Mann of Palm Springs, California says, ``I recently heard that you are sponsoring a bill to not have tax penalty on married couples as it now exists. Our beloved Congressman is no longer with us but he was a personal friend, and I also worked on all of his campaigns. I remember discussing things with him. We talked about the government having things backwards sometimes and rewarding people that are not working and penalizing the working people and somehow sending the wrong message.'' She supports our legislation. She says she is praying for this legislation. She thinks it is important that we do something and do the right thing; that is, eliminate the marriage tax penalty. If you think about it, 21 million married working couples pay an average $1,400 more just because they are married. Frankly, not only is it not right, but it is wrong that our tax code actually punishes marriage. $1,400. That is a year's tuition at Joliet Junior College. That is three months' daycare at a local child care center. That is why I am pleased this legislation is gaining such strong support. It deserves bipartisan support.”