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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 28, 2001
> CONTACT: Kristin Hansen, (202) 393-2100
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> *** ADVISORY - Tax Relief News Conference -Thursday ***
>
> BUSH TAX 'REFUND' WOULD STRENGTHEN FAMILY, FAITH, AND
> FREEDOM, FRC SAYS
>
> WASHINGTON, D.C. -- "With the government burden on American
> families at an all-time high, working families need and
> deserve a tax 'refund,'" Family Research Council President
> Ken Connor said Wednesday. "President Bush's plan to give
> the American people a 'refund' is a long-awaited sign of
> relief. We applaud the president for recognizing the urgent
> need to re-align the tax code with American values of
> family, faith, and freedom."
>
> On Thursday, Ken Connor and leaders from a coalition of
> twelve public policy groups, including Americans for Tax
> Reform, and the American Conservative Union, will hold a
> press conference to send a message to Congress regarding the
> Bush tax relief proposal. The event will be held at 11:00
> a.m. at the National Press Club.
>
> President Bush's plan contains elements that strengthen:
>
> * family: marriage tax relief, doubling the $1,000 per-
> child tax credit, and the repeal of the death tax
>
> * faith: expansion of the charitable tax deduction to non-
> itemizers
>
> * freedom: across the board tax relief -- all who pay income
> tax get relief.
>
> In the weeks ahead, FRC will urge Congress to incorporate
> the pro-family elements of the Bush tax proposal in its tax
> relief bill and encourage members to expand the marriage tax
> relief component to cover all married couples - both single-
> and dual-earner couples. "After all, the two-parent family
> with a mother in the home is the single best defense against
> childhood poverty and a host of social ills, including
> crime, drug and alcohol abuse, and teenage pregnancy,"
> Connor said.
>
> The expanded congressional version of the Bush tax relief
> plan sponsored by Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), among others,
> would reduce the marriage tax penalty for all families in
> all tax brackets.
>
> "We applaud the president for respecting the sacrifice of
> moms and dads who are struggling to make ends meet and for
> seeing the significant economic value of giving them and the
> American people a tax refund," Connor said.
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