For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 4, 2001
Statement by the President
The House of Representative's action on eliminating the death tax is a
victory for fairness and a vote for economic growth. I applaud the
spirit of cooperation in both parties that led to today's result.
The
death tax lacks common sense and thwarts free enterprise. It
is unfair to families, who have devoted their lives to building family
farms and small businesses. Today's vote is an important
step toward restoring fairness in the tax code by eliminating the
double and triple taxation that results from the death tax.
I look
forward to continuing to work with members of Congress from both
parties to enact real and meaningful tax relief for the American
people.
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