On the recordApril 4, 2001
Mr. Speaker, Members should oppose the Democrat substitute amendment because it denies the across-the-board tax relief that the American people want and demand. The Democrats dangle partial relief but we repeal the death tax. Let us set aside those specific dates and figures that confuse Members to examine the very underlying dispute in this debate. And we should look beneath the surface, because the reason our parties disagree on this proposal stems from our core convictions. Republicans support the repeal of the death tax because we believe that the Federal Government has no legitimate right to tax income twice. We believe that families are entitled to keep what they earn over the years. Those families have already paid taxes on their assets and taxing them twice is wrong.
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