Dave Camp: “I rise in support of H.R. 6. I am proud today that we are able to step forward and fix a glaring inequity in our Tax…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 6. I am proud today that we are able to step forward and fix a glaring inequity in our Tax Code. Twenty-five million American couples pay more in taxes simply because they walk to the altar and say, I do. At an average of $1,400 a couple, the marriage penalty makes it much tougher for families, for millions of families, to make their car payments or save that little bit extra for college down the road. In my district in Michigan alone, there are 106,000 people paying higher taxes just because they are married. I was pleased to see the President agree with us and call for marriage penalty relief this year. His plan is a good start, but it is really not enough. I think it is better to hit the marriage penalty head on instead of the President's approach, which picks and chooses which families get relief and which families do not. Our proposal on the other hand helps everyone who faces a marriage penalty, whether they happen to own their home or not, whether they itemize or not. If they pay the penalty, our legislation will help them. I believe that American families are overtaxed.”