Sam Brownback: “I rise today to address a couple of items that are going to be coming before this body and the importance of our…”

“I rise today to address a couple of items that are going to be coming before this body and the importance of our addressing them. One is the marriage tax that is so embedded in our Tax Code, and the other is lifting the Social Security earnings limit. Both of these issues need to be taken care of this Congress. It is in the power of this Congress, particularly this body, the Senate, to deal with both of these items, and it is time we do it. I am going to be speaking out often about this until we get these measures passed. They make sense. It is time we do it. The American people want us to do it. The House has passed both of these bills, and it is time we do so as well. Our Tax Code is riddled with provisions that penalize America's families. If that is not clear to date, it should be, and it will become increasingly clear as we discuss both of these issues, the marriage penalty and the Social Security earnings limit. In fact, our Tax Code regarding marriage penalizes marriage in over 60 different ways, according to the American Association of Certified Public Accountants. This is unacceptable.”