let me ask a question of fairness and that is a pretty fundamental issue of fairness and that is, is it right, is it fair, that under our Tax Code that married working couples pay higher taxes just because they are married? Is it right, is…

than you for this opportunity to offer my support and thanks for a provision included in H.R. 5662 which extends the existing brownfields cleanup tax incentive through January 1, 2004, and removes the targeting requirement. My colleagues…

I rise in strong support, not only of this rule, but of this legislation. This afternoon, we are going to vote on a pretty modest package of tax relief as well as a very generous contribution of additional funding for reimbursements for…

I rise today to ask for bipartisan support for the Data Act, and let me tell my colleagues why. Over 100 million Americans today are on line using the Internet. Seven Americans go on line every second for the first time. There is great…

the Internet and the new economy offers great opportunity. We have over 100 million Americans that are online. Every second, seven more Americans go online. There are now 4.8 million Americans employed in the technology sector. That is…

let me share some statistics with my colleagues. Over 100 million Americans today are online, and seven new Americans go on line every second. One-third of all new jobs today are created in the technology sector, and in my home State of…

we are hearing a lot of rhetoric, particularly on the other side today, but what is the issue today? There is one issue: that is, do we override the President's veto of our effort to wipe out the marriage tax penalty that affects 25…

this is a great day. I want to thank the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Johnson) for her leadership and my friend the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) for his leadership in crafting a bipartisan bill. I think back to 1994, when I…

let me remind some of my good friends on the other side of the aisle in listening to the rhetoric that one of their own appointees over at the Department of Health and Human Services, the official actuary that is respected by both, says…

have you heard Bill Clinton and Al Gore's latest definition of rich? Bill Clinton and Al Gore say that, if one is married and one is a homeowner or if one is married and one gives money to church and charity and one suffers the marriage…

let me just briefly address my friend from Maryland's motion to instruct. He talks about our legislation as to whether or not it should be fiscally responsible. It is fiscally responsible. We use that surplus tax revenue and use that to…

I rise in strong support of eliminating the marriage tax penalty. ... It is wrong that under our Tax Code one pays higher taxes just because they are married.

Mr. Speaker, I would remind my good friend, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Bentsen) that not only does our balanced budget this year provide $40 billion for prescription drugs and that we passed it 2 weeks ago, but also point out when he…

I extend an invitation to the gentleman from Texas to join us in a bipartisan effort and to join the 48 Democrats who already voted for this legislation.

I am so proud of the accomplishments of this Congress. We balanced the budget, the first time in 28 years; we are now balancing it for the 4th year in a row. We stopped the raid on Social Security just this past week. Sometimes I think my…

I would also say to the previous speaker that if he votes against this legislation to eliminate the marriage tax penalty, he votes to deny 132,000 married taxpayers in the third district of Maryland relief from the marriage tax penalty…

Mr. Speaker, I say to the previous speaker, elimination of the marriage tax penalty is not only an issue of tax fairness, it is an issue of tax simplification, and that if he chooses to vote against this legislation, he will vote to deny…

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…

Over 100 million Americans today have access to the Internet. Seven million new Americans each second access the Internet for the first time. It is a tremendous opportunity, particularly for school children, to use the Internet for their…

Today, there are 100 million U.S. adults using the Internet. There are seven new Internet users every second. Think about that, seven new Internet users every second, more millions of families in America. Of course, school kids at home use…

just a few weeks ago, I convened Medicare town hall meetings with senior citizens in my district that I represent in the towns of South Holland and Joliet, Illinois, to listen to the seniors, the folks back home, about what they feel is…

I am proud today to rise to honor the work and dedication of Alderman John J. Buchanan and urge this body to vote in favor of designating the post office at 9308 South Chicago Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the John J. Buchanan Post…

let me begin by saluting the chairman of the Committee on Resources as well as the ranking member for their leadership in demonstrating that Republicans and Democrats can work together on important environmental legislation. This…

If we believe in free enterprise, if we believe in democracy, we should support this legislation. This legislation is good for America, it is good for Africa, it is good for the Caribbean, for our friends in those nations as well as our…

it has been a busy week and a busy last several months as we have worked hard to address the concerns we hear about back home. I represent a pretty diverse district. I have the privilege of representing the South Side of Chicago; the…