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Joe Pitts: recently the President, in a talk to college students, revealed what he really thinks of tax relief for American…

On the recordFebruary 23, 1999
recently the President, in a talk to college students, revealed what he really thinks of tax relief for American families. He said, and I quote, 15 years from now, if the Congress wants to give more tax relief, let them do it, end quote. So, does this mean that the college students to whom he was speaking must wait until they are in their thirties, most likely married and with children and with steep financial commitments like home mortgages, to receive relief from heavy taxation? Ridiculous. This is certainly unwelcome news to all the middle class American families I hear from, who already spend more in taxes than they do for food, shelter, transportation and clothing combined. With this mentality, it is a good thing the President is only in charge for another 2 years, not 15. Middle class Americans, moms and dads, workers, even students, deserve tax relief; and they deserve it now.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Addressing tax relief for American families during a speech on the House floor.

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