For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 8, 2001
Remarks by the President Departure on Vote in the House of Representatives on Tax Relief Plan
The South Grounds
2:35 P.M. EST
THE
PRESIDENT: In a couple hours, the House of Representatives
will be voting on tax relief. I'm confident they'll do the
right thing. The message is loud and clear that we've got ample
revenues to fund our priorities, to pay down debt, to set aside money
for a contingency, and ample revenues to send money back to the people
who pay the bills, the taxpayers.
I strongly
believe, and I hope the House of Representatives sends the message,
that the people of America are over-taxed and deserve a refund.
I'm looking
forward to hearing the verdict of the vote. I'm also looking
forward to continuing my trip around the country. We're off
to North Dakota and South Dakota and Louisiana, and the message is the
same: When you have a President and a Congress that works together to
set priorities, to set the focus of the country on important matters
when it comes to spending, when we stop the growth, the rapid
escalation of the growth of the federal budget, we can meet priorities
and have meaningful, real tax relief.
And it's
needed. It's needed not only to provide a kick-start to our
economy, it is needed because many Americans today are struggling to
make ends meet. And so I'm confident the Congress will do
the right thing.
Thank you
all very much.
END 2:37
P.M. EST
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