Dunn: Override the Veto on Death Tax Repeal
Americans are tired of politicians that say one thing and do another

September 7, 2000
(Washington, D.C.)

At a news conference on Capitol Hill today, U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn (8th Dist.--Wash.) urged her colleagues in Congress to override the veto on the Death Tax Elimination Act, H.R. 8. The House will vote on the measure this afternoon.

"It's up to Congress to show hard-working families that death should not be a taxable event. Today the House of Representatives will vote to override the White House veto," said Dunn.

Introduced last year by Congresswoman Dunn and Congressman John Tanner (D-TN), the Act repeals the death tax through rate reduction over ten years. In June, the House passed the bill 279-136, a veto-proof majority. Last month, Congress sent the measure to the White House; last week the President vetoed the bill. Today, the U.S. House will vote on H.R. 8 as one of its first items of business during the fast-paced fall season.

"It's been said that only with our government are you given a certificate at birth, a license at marriage, and a bill at death. This is wrong. We should not dishonor the hard work of those who have passed on. Americans are tired of politicians that say one thing and do another. I urge my colleagues to stick with the vote they cast in June and override the veto of the Death Tax Elimination Act," said Dunn.

Joining Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn were U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas), U.S. House Conference Chairman J.C. Watts (R-Okla.), and U.S. Congressman John Tanner (D-Tenn.).

###