Kenny Hulshof: “the letters that you have with you and I think probably each of us have received from our individual constituencies…”

“the letters that you have with you and I think probably each of us have received from our individual constituencies typical letters of that; this is America, the backbone of our economy, small business, family farms who are crying out for relief. I had a unique experience today, running out of the office for our last vote and I bumped into a very nice woman, not a constituent but from Indiana, who had come 600 miles simply because we were getting ready to vote on this tax package tomorrow. She hand-delivered to me a letter. She is hand-delivering letters to almost all the Representatives and Senators here in Washington. And she visited with me a little bit about her plight. She retired as a court reporter to take care of her mother who needed some care, retired from her business and then her mother unfortunately passed away, I think in September of 1996, and then suddenly she had to face the reality of coughing up additional moneys to pay this heavy tax burden, this very punitive tax. The letter that she gave me, and I would love to read it, but in the interest of time, I see my friend from Montana here as well, this sentence sums up everything when it comes to the Federal death tax. Quote, the time has come when death should not be a taxable event. Amen.”