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On the recordOctober 21, 1997
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.
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Jon Fox
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing tax reform and the marriage penalty during a floor speech.

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