DeLay
Praises Signing of Working Families Tax Relief Act
President Ensures
Economic Recovery Felt by All Americans
WASHINGTON
– House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) today said President Bush’s
signing of the Working Families Tax Relief Act will help maintain the
economy’s upward momentum, create jobs, and protect working families from
unwanted and unnecessary tax hikes.
“This tax relief will be
the difference between prosperity and poverty for millions of American
families,” DeLay said. “Democrats may have wanted to let this tax relief
backslide, but President Bush and the Republican Congress stood up for
working families and stopped their plan to allow snap-back tax hikes to
become law. Parents deserve their $1000-per-child tax credit, married
couples deserve equal treatment in the tax code, and low-income Americans
deserve to keep more of their money.”
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DeLay: Getting Fort Bend Moving
Work Begins on Four-Lane
Expansion of U.S. 59
SUGAR LAND, Texas
– Congressman Tom DeLay (R-Sugar Land) today
joined officials from Fort Bend County to begin work on a $152.5 million
project to expand U.S. 59 and the future Interstate 69 corridor. The first
barriers were placed at U.S. 59 and University Boulevard, where commuters
often face congestion and lengthy delays.
“Expanding the Southwest Freeway will help
ease congestion and delays while continuing the development of a more stable
trade route through I-69,” DeLay said. “We are witnessing an unprecedented
amount of growth and development in Fort Bend County due to trade and
population growth in our cities and suburbs, and the only thing that is
hampering improvements in this area is unnecessary traffic.”
A $152.5 million contract was awarded by the
Texas Transportation Commission with funds secured by DeLay in
transportation appropriations. These funds will be used to improve mobility
in Fort Bend County by expanding U.S. 59–Southwest Freeway from four to
eight divided lanes, from the Grand Parkway to Highway 6. With this
expansion, U.S. 59 and the Houston region will be better prepared for the
further development of Interstate 69.
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