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On the recordJuly 31, 2024
Mr. President, I come to the floor to join my colleague, the chair of the Finance Committee, and thank him for his incredible leadership on the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. I can't think of a more critical effort than the leadership role he has played to negotiate legislation that passed the House 357 to 70. Now, when in this institution do you see such a big and tremendous vote across many different aspects of financial and tax policy that affect Americans? And yet the House has passed it 357 to 70, and somehow our colleagues here don't understand there is that much support behind that legislation. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record, on behalf of 140,000 members of the National Association of Home Builders, their very strong support for the Tax Relief for the American Families and Workers Act. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: National Association of Home Builders, Washington, DC, July 30, 2024. Hon. Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Dear Leader Schumer: On behalf of the more than 140,000 members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), I want to convey our strong support for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024).…
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Maria Cantwell
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