Political Quotes

“today I was coming back to D.C. reading the Nashville Tennessean, the local news section, and my attention was drawn to a headline here: ``State's March Sales Tax Revenue up $14.8 Million Over Estimates.'' Mr. Speaker, there is a reason that the State sales tax revenues are up so much in the State of Tennessee, and it has to do with actions that this body took last year. Last year, we voted to restore the deductibility of sales tax to those of us from nonState income tax States. Tennessee, Texas, Washington State, several States are affected by this provision. It proves the point, you want more of something, you lower the taxes. Things that are taxed less are going to flourish. I would like to say thank you to our Speaker, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hastert); to our leader, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay); and to our whip, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), for their leadership and their support in restoring the deductibility of sales tax for my State, Tennessee, and the other States that fund their State governments by State sales tax. ____________________”