  For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary March 8,
2001  Remarks by the President Departure on Vote in the House of
Representatives on Tax Relief Plan The South Grounds  2:35 P.M.
EST  THE PRESIDENT: In a couple hours, the House of
Representatives will be voting on tax relief. I'm confident
they'll do the right thing. The message is loud and clear that
we've got ample revenues to fund our priorities, to pay down
debt, to set aside money for a contingency, and ample revenues
to send money back to the people who pay the bills, the
taxpayers.  I strongly believe, and I hope the House of
Representatives sends the message, that the people of America
are over-taxed and deserve a refund.  I'm looking forward to
hearing the verdict of the vote. I'm also looking forward to
continuing my trip around the country. We're off to North Dakota
and South Dakota and Louisiana, and the message is the same:
When you have a President and a Congress that works together to
set priorities, to set the focus of the country