Jon Fox: “I think the fact is that this has widespread support among the public and also Congress. Was this not the agreement that…”

The one I wanted to start off there was to talk about eliminating the marriage penalty. Right now, two people are discouraged from getting married because they actually will pay more in taxes if they do get married.

I think the gentleman hit some good points. The fact is that those two individuals, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey], and the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Tauzin] are leading the fight for a flat tax and the sales tax, respectively…

I rise to support H.R. 2560. This is certainly legislation which is bipartisan. We thank the sponsor, the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Thompson), for introducing the bill, certainly congratulate him for his efforts in this regard and to…

The fact is, when it comes to the balanced budget, people like the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Neumann], who came here to Congress has done a great job in championing reducing the deficit and balancing the budget. By balancing the…