Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 108 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 149 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2003 No. 123 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was MILITARY DEATH GRATUITY TAX calling on the House leadership to called to order by the Speaker pro tem- REPEAL bring up H.R. 693, bring it to the floor pore (Mr. COLE). Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr. as a stand-alone bill, let us pass it and f Speaker, I came to the floor today be- send it over to the other body, because cause let me first explain the posters if we will do that, Mr. Speaker, I will DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO on my left and right are the faces of go on every radio show I can get on, TEMPORE young men and women who have died every TV show I can get on, and ask The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- fighting for freedom in Iraq and Af- that we not leave this October/Novem- fore the House the following commu- ghanistan, and also, Mr. Speaker, I ber without passing this bill to elimi- nication from the Speaker: hold up a photograph of a young man nate the tax on the death gratuity. $6,000 is not enough. We need to raise WASHINGTON, DC, from Connecticut whose name is Tyler September 9, 2003. Jordan, 6 years old. He has the Amer- that, but there is one thing we can do, I hereby appoint the Honorable TOM COLE ican flag folded under his arm, and he take off the tax.
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