I would have to say in all fairness the stronger arguments for the motion have been made by the gentleman from California. He has presented compelling arguments in favor of this motion by making clear that the conference committee has not even met during the time that it has been here and by indicating that he considers any nonbinding expression by this body, no matter how many Members there might be who voice their concerns, to be of little interest to him and the members on the conference committee and by suggesting that he thinks that providing the tax credit to working families out there, some of whom are paying a quarter or a half of their income in taxes to Federal, State, and local governments through payroll and other taxes, that they do not deserve any relief. All of those suggest the reason why we should not let a single day go by without raising this issue to the American people.
On the recordJuly 15, 2003
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Discussing tax relief for working families during a debate on budget matters.
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