Political Quotes

“The thrust of our amendment is for the teachers in America. The amendment is very simple. It compensates them through a tax deduction for each time they reach into their own pocketbooks or pockets to buy school supplies for their students. We need to increase that amount from $250 which is current law. We need to broaden it so they can use some of the deduction for purposes of continuing education. This is an amendment not for the rich; it is simply for those who serve America and ask very little by way of salary. We cannot move it at this time, but the managers very generously have acceded to this colloquy. The managers have agreed to look at this in future tax legislation and for the time being will agree to extend it so this current law of the $250 deduction will not expire at the end of this calendar year.”