The vice president believes that only the right people ought to get tax relief. I don't think that's the role of the president -- to pick -- "you're right, and you're not right." I think if you're going to have tax relief, everybody ought to get it.
George W. Bush
Third Presidential Debate
October 17, 2000
The tax code is unfair for people at the bottom end of the economic ladder. If you're a single mother making $22,000 a year today, and you're trying to raise two children, for every additional dollar you earn you pay a higher marginal rate on that dollar than someone making $200,000, and it's not right, so I want to do something about that.
George W. Bush
Third Presidential Debate
October 17, 2000
The House refused to endorse immediate payment of an expanded child tax credit to millions of low-income families -- those earning $10,500 to $26,625 a year -- who were denied the benefit in a $350 billion tax cut that became law in May ... The vote left the House and Senate gridlocked over the issue.
Washington Post
July 31, 2003
This week, the checks for up to $400 per child started arriving in the mailboxes of American families. That money will help American families move the economy forward.
George W. Bush
Radio Address
August 2, 2003