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PRESS RELEASE FROM AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM
Contact: John Kartch ( jkartch@atr.org or 202-785-0266)

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The Senate AMT Hypocrisy Caucus

HR 2264: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 – 08/06/1993

The last time Democrats controlled the House, Senate, and Presidency, they chose to raise the AMT from 24 percent to a top rate of 28 percent. They also failed to index for inflation, a major reason the AMT traps so many taxpayers today.

The following 30 members of the Senate voted to raise the AMT from 24 percent to a top rate of 28 percent:

Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Max Baucus (D-MT)
Joe Biden (D-DE)
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Ben Cardin (D-MD)*
Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Dick Durbin (D-IL)*
Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
Tim Johnson (D-SD)*
Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
John Kerry (D-MA)
Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Pat Leahy (D-VT)
Carl Levin (D-MI)
Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
Bob Menendez (D-NJ)*
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Patty Murray (D-WA)
Harry Reid (D-NV)
Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)*
Chuck Schumer (D-NY)*
Ron Wyden (D-OR)*

*Denotes a Senator who was a member of the House of Representatives during the 103 rd Congress.

The House AMT Hypocrisy Caucus

HR 2264: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 – 08/06/1993

The following 77 members of the House voted to raise the AMT from 24 percent to a top rate of 28 percent

Neil Abercrombie (D – HI 1)
Gary Ackerman (D – NY 5)
Xavier Becerra (D – CA 31)
Howard Berman (D – CA 28)
Sanford Bishop (D – GA 2)
Rick Boucher (D – VA 9)
Corrine Brown (D – FL 3)
William Lacy Clay (D – MO 1)
James Clyburn (D – SC 6)
John Conyers (D – MI 14)
Jim Cooper (D – TN 5)
Jerry Costello (D – IL 12)
Bud Cramer (D – AL 5)
Peter DeFazio (D – OR 4)
Rosa DeLauro (D – CT 4)
Norm Dicks (D – WA 6)
John Dingell (D – MI 15)
Eliot L. Engel (D – NY 17)
Anna Eshoo (D – CA 14)
Sam Farr (D – CA 17)
Bob Filner (D – CA 51)
Barney Frank (D – MA 4)
Bart Gordon (D – TN 6)
Gene Green (D – TX 29)
Luis Gutierrez (D – IL 4)
Jane Harman (D – CA 36)
Alcee Hastings (D – FL 23)
Maurice Hinchey (D – NY 22)
Tom Holden (D – PA 17)
Steny Hoyer (D – MD 5)
William Jefferson (D – LA 2)
E.B. Johnson (D – TX 30)
Paul Kanjorski (D – PA 11)
Marcia C. Kaptur (D – OH 9)
Dale Kildee (D – MI 5)
Tom Lantos (D – CA 12)
Sander Levin (D – MI 12)
John Lewis (D – GA 5)
Nita Lowey (D – NY 18)
Carolyn B. Maloney (D – NY 14)
Edward Markey (D – MA 7)
Jim McDermott (D – WA 7)
Michael R. McNulty (D – NY 21)
George Miller (D – CA 7)
Alan Mollohan (D – WV 1)
Jim Moran (D – VA 8)
John Murtha (D – PA 12)
Jerrold Nadler (D – NY 8)
Richard Neal (D – MA 2)
James Oberstar (D – MN 8)
John Olver (D – MA 1)
Solomon P. Ortiz (D – TX 27)
Ed Pastor (D – AZ 2)
Donald M. Payne (D – NJ 10)
Nancy Pelosi (D – CA 8)
Earl Pomeroy (D – ND AL)
David Price (D – NC 4)
Nick Rahall (D – WV 3)
Charlie Rangel (D – NY 15)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D – CA 34)
Bobby Rush (D – IL 1)
Bobby Scott (D – VA 3)
Jose Serrano (D – NY 16)
Ike Skelton (D – MO 4)
John Spratt (D – SC 5)
Pete Stark (D – CA 13)
Bart Stupak (D – MI 1)
John S. Tanner (D – TN 8)
Bennie Thompson (D – MS 2)
Ed Towns (D – NY 10)
Peter Visclosky (D – IN 1)
Maxine Waters (D – CA 35)
Melvin Watt (D – NC 12)
Henry Waxman (D – CA 30)
Lynn Woolsey (D – CA 6)
Albert Wynn (D – MD 4)

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Americans for Tax Reform is a non-partisan coalition of taxpayers and taxpayer groups who oppose any and all federal and state tax increases. For more information, or to arrange an interview with Mr. Norquist please contact John Kartch at (202)785-0266 or by email at jkartch@atr.org.