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Representative Heather Wilson: “I believe there are two things this country must do now. We have to win the war on terrorism, and we have to create…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2002
I believe there are two things this country must do now. We have to win the war on terrorism, and we have to create jobs. I think we are united, we are together on the first, and we are resolved we are going to win this war on terrorism, and we will spend what it takes to win it. But the worst thing we could do in a recession is to raise taxes. All of those little small businesses out there who are worrying about whether they are going to have to lay off more people because they cannot make the rent payment on their shop this month need the reassurance that we are with them, that we understand, that we are not going to raise their taxes. Most of this tax relief that is going to be phasing in is for middle-income Americans and particularly for families. We eliminate the marriage penalty and, as a result, 43 million Americans are not going to be paying more just because they are married.
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Discussing the need for tax relief and job creation during a recession and the war on terrorism.

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