[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16] [House] [Page 22512] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]PRESIDENT VETOES TAX RELIEF PACKAGE (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, oftentimes politicians talk about improving people's lives, but usually that is about as far as it goes, just talk. Well, true to form, yesterday the President had an opportunity to sign into law a bill that would directly help the American taxpayers, but he did not. The tax relief package just vetoed by this President would have given working families more freedom to run their lives the way they see fit, more freedom giving them more power, more time, more control over their lives. It would have reduced the marriage tax penalty, one of the most blatantly unfair demons in the Tax Code. It would have made it easier for workers to buy and cover themselves with health insurance. It would have made it easier for parents to save for their children's education. It would have eliminated the death tax, making it easier to pass on the family farm or family business to loved ones after a lifetime of work. It would have made it easier to invest and save for our future. Balanced and fair, it would have provided substantial debt reduction, protected Social Security and Medicare, and provided tax relief to American taxpayers. And Washington would have gotten a little less so that hard-working, taxpaying families could have a little more. I yield back the balance of any money Mr. and Mrs. America have left in their pockets. ____________________