Congressional Statements, Repeal of the Federal Estate and
Gift Tax
Here you will find materials related to this issue from members of Congress.
We provide two primary types of information. First, we provide copies of statements
made by individual members on the floor of the Senate and House, as recorded
in the Congressional Record in the Library of Congress' Thomas
website. Sometimes, floor debate may occur where several members exchange ideas
for an extended period of time. To indicate such debates, we name the files
according the name of the first person to speak with the addendum "et al." to
indicate that multiple members of Congress were involved. These files are often
more than one page in length; we number the pages in chronological order for
convenience. Second, we provide materials from individual member's homepages.
This material may include press releases, information sheets, information about
legislation introduced, etc. We provide the original URL of this material in
parentheses next to each link. Please note, however, that these links may cease
to function as members may change their website at any time. Additionally, we
also provide relevant information from caucuses (eg, Hispanic Caucus, Blue Dog
Democrats, etc) or individual committees as appropriate.
Statements from the Congressional Record:
- Rep.
Abercrombie, 5/22/00
- Rep.
Archer, et al., 6/9/00
- Rep. Barlett,
6/7/00
- Rep. Barlett,
9/7/00
- Rep. Chabot,
6/9/00
- Rep. Crane,
et al, 6/7/00
- Rep. DeLauro,
6/9/00
- Rep. Dunn, 6/7/00
- Rep. Dunn,
et al., 9/7/00
- Rep. Frank,
3/14/00
- Rep. Johnson,
6/7/00
- Rep. Kingston,
6/9/00
- Rep.
Knollenberg, 5/18/99
- Rep.
Knollenberg, 6/9/00
- Rep.
Knollenberg, 9/7/00
- Rep. Kuykendal,
6/9/00
- Rep.
Linder, 8/5/99
- Rep.
Linder, et al., 8/5/99 (#1)
- Rep.
Linder, et al., 8/5/99 (#2)
- Rep.
Linder, et al., 8/5/99 (#3)
- Rep.
Linder, et al., 8/5/99 (#4)
- Rep.
Linder, et al., 8/5/99 (#5)
- Rep.
Linder, et al., 8/5/99 (#6)
- Rep. McInnis,
7/17/00
- Rep.
McInnis, et al., 7/19/00
- Rep.
McInnis, et al., 9/6/00
- Rep.
Pallone, et al., 7/17/00
- Rep. Pitts,
3/14/00
- Rep. Pryce,
7/12/00
- Rep.
Reynolds, et al., 6/8/00
- Rep.
Scarborough, 3/25/99
- Rep. Schaffer,
6/10/99
- Rep. Schaffer,
7/22/99
- Rep. Schaffer,
9/23/99
- Rep. Schaffer,
6/7/00
- Rep. Sherman,
6/8/00
- Rep.
Sherman, et al., 9/6/00
- Rep. Sherman,
10/18/00
- Rep. Sherman,
10/25/00
- Rep. Sherman,
10/28/00
- Rep. Sherman,
10/29/00
- Rep. Sherman,
11/1/00
- Rep.
Stenholm, et al., 9/7/00
- Rep. Whitfield,
6/12/00
- Sen. Allard,
9/15/00
- Sen.
Coverdell et al., 7/12/00
- Sen. Daschle,
7/10/00
- Sen.
Dorgan, et al., 7/11/00
- Sen. Dorgan,
7/25/00 (#1)
- Sen. Dorgan,
7/25/00 (#2)
- Sen. Dorgan,
7/25/00 (#3)
- Sen.
Durbin, et al., 7/18/00
- Sen. Gramm,
9/10/99
- Sen. Gramm,
et al., 10/26/00
- Sen. Grams,
7/25/00
- Sen. Johnson,
9/6/00
- Sen. Kyl, 7/10/00
- Sen. Kyl, 7/18/00
- Sen. Kyl, 9/5/00
- Sen. Lott,
et al. 6/30/00
- Sen.
Nickles, et al., 7/19/00
- Sen.
Nickles, et al., 7/26/00 (#1)
- Sen.
Nickles, et al., 7/26/00 (#2)
- Sen. Reid,
et al., 7/13/00
- Sen. Reid,
et al., 7/14/00
- Sen. Roth,
et al., 7/11/00
- Sen. Roth,
et al., 7/13/00
- Sen. Roth,
et al., 7/14/00
- Sen.
Wellstone, et al., 7/11/00
- Sen.
Wellstone, et al., 7/14/00
- President
Clinton , 9/6/00
Statements from Individual Member Websites, downloaded on 5/6/01:
- Teleconference
on Estate Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/estate3.htm)
- Abercrombie
Urges Senate to Pass Estate Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/estatetax4.htm)
- "A Poor
Choice: Robbing the Future to Reward the Few" (http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/me01_allen/laborhhsed61700.html)
- Death Tax
Repeal (http://www.house.gov/ballenger/wklyradio_106/r_00605_deathtaxrepeal.html)
- Biggert Votes
to Override Clinton Veto of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/biggert/pressreleases/pr090700a.htm)
- Time to Bury
Tax on Death (http://www.house.gov/boehner/2000/000907.htm)
- Bono Votes for
Historic Tax Relief Bill (http://www.house.gov/bono/pr_990722.htm)
- Mac Collins
Op Ed (http://wwwa.house.gov/maccollins/op-ed-laborday.htm)
- Burying
the Death Tax (http://www.house.gov/combest/deathtax.htm)
- House
Votes This Week on Killing the Death Tax (http://agriculture.house.gov/106/pr000607.html)
- House
Votes to Keep Family Farms in the Family (http://agriculture.house.gov/106/pr000609.html)
- Combest Votes
to Bury the Death Tax (http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/tx19_combest/DeathTaxPass.htm)
- Nearly 200 Representatives
Sponsor Death Tax Repeal (http://cox.house.gov/press/releases/1999/010699deathtax.htm)
- The
History of the Death Tax in America (http://cox.house.gov/deathtax/history.htm)
- Cramer Votes
to Override President's Veto on Estate Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/cramer/20000907.htm)
- Crane Votes
to Override President's Veto of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/crane/pr_001007.htm)
- Cubin
Votes to Repeal the Death Tax (http://www.house.gov/cubin/cubin_votes_to_repeal_the_death_tax.htm)
- Deutsch Announces
His Support for Sustaining the Presidential Veto on H.R. 8 (http://www.house.gov/deutsch/press_releases/pr000807.htm)
- Dingell Favors
Democratic Estate Tax Proposal (http://www.house.gov/dingell/06-09-00.html)
- Rules
Committee Approves Death Tax Repeal Bill for House Floor (http://www.house.gov/rules/pr060800.htm)
- Dreier Calls
on President Clinton to Sign Bipartisan Death Tax Repeal (http://dreier.house.gov/pr082400.htm)
- Dreier Praises
Override Attempt of President Clintons Veto of Bipartisan Death Tax
Repeal (http://dreier.house.gov/pr090700.htm)
- Dunn's
Dear Colleague Letter (http://www.house.gov/dunn/leg/dcoll/hr8dcol.htm)
- Dunn Lauds Gov.
Bush's Economic Plan (http://www.house.gov/dunn/pr/bushec.htm)
- Dunn Hails Committee
Passage of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/dunn/pr/compass.htm)
- Dunn's Death
Tax Repeal Bill Passes Senate, Heads To White House (http://www.house.gov/dunn/pr/dtaxsen.htm)
- Dunn to the White
House: Sign Death Tax Repeal Into Law (http://www.house.gov/dunn/pr/dtaxwh.htm)
- Dunn's Statement
on Veto of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/dunn/pr/dtaxveto.htm)
- Dunn Override
of Clinton Veto of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/dunn/leg/act9400.htm)
- Override the
Veto on Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/dunn/pr/dtaxfinal.htm)
- Thirteen House
Democrats Abandon Support of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/dunn/pr/dtaxrep.htm)
- House Liberals
Vote to Keep Death Tax Alive (http://www.house.gov/everett/week/11Sept00.htm)
- Rep. Sam Farr
Votes to Uphold Clinton Veto (http://www.house.gov/farr/text/press/presttax9-7.htm)
- Death Tax
Repeal Important Victory for Small Business Owners, Residents (http://www.house.gov/fossella/pr6900.htm)
- Rep. Fossella
Vows to Fight for Override of Clinton's Veto of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/fossella/pr83100b.htm)
- Democratic
Maneuvering Sends Death Tax Repeal to Defeat (http://www.house.gov/fossella/pr9700.htm)
- GOP Estate Tax
Repeal (http://www.house.gov/frost/pr000608a.htm)
- Rep. Gibbons
Statement on Administration's Veto of "Death Tax" Repeal (http://www.house.gov/gibbons/press00/pr.deathtaxveto.083100.html)
- Gilchrest
Votes to Override Veto of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/gilchrest/proverridedeathtaxveto.htm)
- Green Votes
to Override Clinton Veto of "Death Tax" Elimination (http://www.house.gov/markgreen/PRES/2000/Sept00News/NR090700DeathTax.htm)
- Herger Votes
to Repeal Death Tax (http://www.house.gov/herger/Pr000612.htm)
- Hinchey Votes
to Uphold President's Veto of Estate Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/hinchey/090600estate.htm)
- A Vote For
Meaningful, Fiscally Responsible Estate Tax Relief (http://www.house.gov/hinojosa/pr0069.htm)
- Hoekstra
Supports Bipartisan House Vote to Eliminate Death Tax (http://www.house.gov/hoekstra/6900.html)
- House fails
to override Clinton veto of Death Tax repeal (http://www.house.gov/hoekstra/9700.html)
- Hooley Votes
to Override President's Veto of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/hooley/press/press090700.htm)
- House Passes
Death Tax Repeal (http://wwwa.house.gov/hutchinson/eletter/en061200.htm)
- Kind Backs Fiscally
Responsible Alternative Estate Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/kind/pressreleases/estatetaxjune.htm)
- Lewis Condemns
Clinton's Veto of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ca40_lewis/083100death.html)
- Dreaded Death
Tax Lives On (http://www.house.gov/lucas/speakup106/FSdeathtax.html)
- Clinton Crushes
Farmers Dreams by Vetoing Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/manzullo/pr083100.htm)
- McCrery Votes
to End Death Tax (http://www.house.gov/mccrery/press/estate_tax_repeal.htm)
- McCrery Votes
To End Estate Tax (http://www.house.gov/mccrery/press/death_tax_repeal.htm)
- Estate Tax
Elimination Act helps Those Who Least Need It (http://www.house.gov/mcdermott/june00.htm)
- Americans Need
Relief from Death Tax, Marriage Penalty (http://www.house.gov/mckeon/pr000824.htm)
- McKeon Blast
Clinton Veto of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/mckeon/pr000831.htm)
- McKeon Statement
on Death Tax Repeal Veto Override (http://www.house.gov/mckeon/pr00097.htm)
- Death Tax
Veto (http://www.house.gov/nethercutt/update/009_8.html)
- House Votes
To Overturn Clinton Veto Of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ga10_norwood/090800eup.html)
- Ose Votes to End
Unfair Death Tax (http://www.house.gov/ose/Newsletter/2000/June9.htm)
- Ose Votes to Override
Veto of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/ose/Press_Releases/2000Releases/Sept7DeathTax.htm)
- Ose Votes to Override
Veto of Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/ose/Newsletter/2000/Sept15.htm)
- Paul Votes Again
to Abolish Death Tax (http://www.house.gov/paul/press/press2000/pr090800tax.htm)
- Peterson
Votes to Uphold Repeal of Death Tax (http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/pa05_peterson/deathtaxveto.html)
- "Death
Tax Veto Hurts our Farmers! (http://www.house.gov/pitts/press/releases/083100r-DeathTaxVeto.htm)
- Pitts votes
to override Death Tax repeal veto (http://www.house.gov/pitts/press/releases/090700r-DeathTaxOverride.htm)
- Pombo Blasts
Clinton Death Tax Veto (http://www.house.gov/pombo/press/august31_00.htm)
- Democrats Obstruct
Tax Relief for Farmers, Ranchers and Small Business Owners (http://www.house.gov/pombo/press/september7-2_00.htm)
- Rangel Comments
on Republican "Stunt" (http://www.house.gov/apps/list/speech/ny15_rangel/cbronestatetaxrepeal.html)
- Reyes Votes
for Immediate Estate Tax Relief, Votes Against Fiscally Irresponsible Republican
Tax Cut (http://www.house.gov/reyes/press/pr6900a.htm)
- Reynolds
Urges Clinton to Sign Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/reynolds/aug23-2000.htm)
- Roemer Supports
Estate Tax Veto Override (http://www.house.gov/roemer/106-225.html)
- Schaffer
Hails House Passage of Death Tax Repeal (http://wwwa.house.gov/schaffer/pr_000609_death.htm)
- Death Tax
Repeal, Clinton Vetos Tax Relief for Family Owned Businesses (http://www.house.gov/shadegg/source_000915_p1.htm)
- Death Tax
Repeal (http://www.house.gov/shadegg/source_000915.htm)
- President
Vetoes Estate Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/shays/Hot_Issues/hotissue16.htm)
- President
Vetoes Marriage Penalty Relief, Estate Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/shays/Hot_Issues/hotissue19.htm)
- Stenholm
Calls for Estate Tax Relief for Small Businesses, Farmers, and Ranchers
(http://www.house.gov/stenholm/pr20000908.html)
- Sununu Supports
Over-ride of Presidents veto of the estate tax repeal (http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/nh01_sununu/Estate_taxveto.htm)
- Thornberry;
Despite the President's Continued Opposition, Support for Death Tax Repeal
Continues to Build (http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/tx13_thornberry/deathtax00.html)
- Small
Business Big Winner in Final Tax Package (http://www.house.gov/smbiz/press/106th/1999/990805.htm)
-
Talent Urges President Clinton to Remember Small Business (http://www.house.gov/smbiz/press/106th/1999/990915.htm)
- Thornberry
Says Its Only a Matter of Time Before the Death Tax is Laid to Rest
(http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/tx13_thornberry/deathtax.htm)
- Thornberry;
Combest Urge President to Reconsider Opposition to Death Tax Repeal (http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/tx13_thornberry/deathpreztax.htm)
- We Need to Repeal
Death Taxes (http://kyl.senate.gov/c060900.htm)
- Sen. Kyl Urges
President to Abandon Threat to Veto Death Tax Repeal (http://kyl.senate.gov/p082500.htm)
- Joint
Economic Committee Study: Tax Reduction and the Economy (http://www.house.gov/jec/fiscal/tax/reduce2.pdf)