Sam Brownback: “I think this is the year we will get that done--to finally do away with this marriage penalty that impacts nearly 21…”

“I think this is the year we will get that done--to finally do away with this marriage penalty that impacts nearly 21 million American families in a very adverse and a terrible way--and an awful signal it sends to the married couples: Well, if you are going to get married, that is fine, but we are going to tax you for it. I think if there is one thing we ought to try to figure out, it is how not to tax the institution of marriage, which is in so much trouble. And there is so much pressure in this country already. The last thing it needs is more pressure by the taxation system, the Tax Code. This is the year for us to be able to get this done. I hope at the end of the day we can put together the marriage penalty and the estate tax, which is another family tax--particularly in my State with family farmers and small businesses--and pass a family tax cut bill of those two items, send it through, pass it by the House, and put it on the President's desk and ask him: Mr. President, please sign this on behalf of the working families of this country to be able to maintain these businesses, farms, and these marriages--that all of us ought to be strongly supporting and working with.”