David Thomas: “several of us have asked this morning for a half hour to talk about an item that is of particular interest now, and that…”

“several of us have asked this morning for a half hour to talk about an item that is of particular interest now, and that is taxes. It is of particular interest because we are now close to April 15, when taxes are more real to us all than they are at some other times. We want to talk about taxes because they are part of the Republican agenda. We have talked, over the years, about the idea of allowing families to spend more of their own money, allowing businesses to be able to invest and create jobs in the private sector. I think it is appropriate to talk about taxes because it has been an area of controversy--the idea of whether or not we ought to have an effort at tax relief at the same time we seek to balance the budget. Mr. President, I am here to tell you that having been in my home district in Wyoming over the past week, as most of us have, and having a series of town meetings, the issue that came up most often is: What are you going to do about taxes? What are you going to do about the capital gains tax? What are you going to do about estate taxes or some tax relief for families to be able to help take care of their own children? So I feel very strongly about it.”