Sam Brownback: “I am hopeful that this year, this body, will get a chance to deal with the marriage penalty tax elimination. Mr.…”

“I am hopeful that this year, this body, will get a chance to deal with the marriage penalty tax elimination. Mr. President, Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison, John Ashcroft, and I have been pushing for some period of time for the elimination of the marriage penalty tax; and it is truly that--a penalty tax on marriage. This body will have a chance to address this issue shortly. The Finance Committee of the Senate will consider this issue in the near future. They will be marking up the bill to eliminate one area of the Internal Revenue Code where the marriage penalty tax occurs. There will be Members who will try to block this bill, with issues that are extraneous to the marriage penalty. I hope they think about what they would be doing in stopping the elimination of the marriage penalty tax. I hope people recognize the extent of its involvement and intrusion on married couples across the country.”