On the recordSeptember 5, 2003
I appreciate all of the rhetoric that we are getting on how much the majority likes military families, but they have to put their money where their mouth is. The fact is that that sergeant, that E-6 sergeant who makes less than a third of the tax cuts that you are giving to millionaires, less than a third, he makes $29,000, he did not have a choice about getting combat pay, so he goes over to Iraq. If he stayed in this country, he would have more money in his pocket because he would have been eligible for the child tax credit. If he goes over to Iraq, it is not taxable income, but the reality is, the bottom line is that he suffers. His family gets less money. Mr. Speaker, tell me a better definition of a working-class family standing up for his country than that sergeant over in Iraq. And the other side of the aisle has made him worse off because of their legislation. That is why we need to pass the Senate version.
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