Gilbert Gutknecht: “Just in closing, Congressman Weller, I wanted to again thank you, because there are two issues that you have worked very…”

“Just in closing, Congressman Weller, I wanted to again thank you, because there are two issues that you have worked very hard to help reinforce that I think are sort of the mortar between the bricks that holds our whole culture and society together. First of all, strong marriages, because we know that societies that have strong families are societies that need less government, they need less police protection, they need less in terms of criminal apprehension, they need less in terms of other social safety nets, if you will. So strong families are important, and this is one very important step to reinforce those. The other area you have worked so hard on, and that is home ownership. The one thing we know is that societies that have strong families and a high level of home ownership are strong societies. So I want to congratulate the gentleman on both of those fronts. I hope the Committee on Ways and Means will report out a strong bill in the next several days that we can have on the floor and get at the President's desk by Valentine's Day. I think that is a fantastic gift to give those millions of American couples. Again, I thank the gentleman for his leadership and look forward to working as best we can to make certain that this one unfairness in the Tax Code is eliminated this year.”