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Show The Salt Lake Tribune POLITICS Sunday, March 11, 2001 Bush Solicits Support for Tax Relief eclecetic 2: composedofelements drawn from various sources. Yet presidentindicates willingness to work with Senate Democrats THE ASSOCIATED PRESS You heardthe saying "Seeing Is Believing " and so it is true. You won't believe until you see the classical, modern, and contemporary items that are a feast for your eyes. Comeseeall of them for yourself! Saturday that he thinks support for tax relief is building, while opening the door to considering a different sort of cut than what he proposed and Democrats deplored. The president, spending the weekend at his 1,600-acre ranch with his wife and parents, used his @IVILI weekly radio speech and pair of prominent newspaper interviews to nudge his proposed tax breaks UNIQUE FURNISHINGS toward successin the Senate. “I feel the momentum for tax 2900 SOUTH 300 WESTSLC. * 801-277-632 oR CRAWFORD, Texas — President Bush told Americans on CLR EES eee Marchis Colorectal Awareness Month relief everywhere I travel in this country,” Bush said in the taped address. Over the past two weeks, he has traveled to nine states to promote his $1.6 trillion tax-cut plan and pressure those states’ Democratic senators to support it. Just 10 Colorectal canceris a disease of Epidemic Proportion.It is the fourth leading type of cancerandthe secondleading causeofcancer-related death in the UnitedStates. The American CancerSociety predicts 135,400 new cases ofcolorectal cancer this year. In the state of Utahitis predicted thatthere will be 700 newcasesofcolorectal cancerin the year 2001, with 300 estimated deaths from colorectal cancer. Democratsvotedfor his reductions in the income-tax rates when that legislation breezed through the Republican-eontrolled House on Thursday. “Americans know our economy needs some immediate help. Americans know they are Fortunately, colorectal canceris a highly preventable cancer. This can be accomplished with appropriate screening as outlined by the American CancerSociety. : over-taxed and overcharged by their government, and Americans are readyfor a refund,” Bushsaid. But even before those remarks were aired Saturday morning, process.” Bushis so optimistic about prevailing on his basic ideas, howev- Bushsentsignals of a willingness er, thatheis already considering a to compromise with Senate Demo- second round oftax cuts in 2002, crats sharply critical of the president’s plan. Nevada's Harry Reid, a member of the Senate Democratic leader- The Washington Post reported. The House-passed legislation would use the federal government’s projected budget surplus to gradually reduce and condense the ship, used his party’s weekly radio address to criticize the Republicans’ legislation. “Their plan spends money that we don’t have, currentfive graduated income tax brackets of 15 percent, 28 percent, and mightnever get, in order to benefit the few,” Reid said. cent. By 2006, rates would be pegged at 10 percent, 15 percent, 25 31 percent, 36 percent and 39.6 per- Democrats are proposing tax cuts that are aimed at lower-wage percentand33 percent. earners and amounttolittle more than one-third the size of Bush’s piece of Bush’s larger tax package, proposal. Amongthe compromise options onthetable, according to Republican officials: reducing the amount by which the wealthiest would see their income tax rate drop and The income-tax bill — center- whichalso expandschild credits, eases the marriage penalty and phasesout the estate tax — faces uncertain going in the Senate, which is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. Bush, whohasset upthis issue scaling back the estate tax rather than phasing it out over several as the proving groundforhisfirst 200 daysin office, wants to see tax years. White House press secretary cuts enacted by Independence Day. Ari Fleischer was asked Saturday if Bush were signaling lawmakers that he wasreadyto deal. “No, no, no, no,” Fleischer replied. “The president’s instructions to the staff, the president’s desire is to have Congresspassthe tax cut he proposed.” To that end, he has already stumped through Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, Georgia, Ilinois, North Dakota, South Dakota and Louisiana. On Monday, he visits Panama City, Fla., with stops at Tyndall Air Force Base and a Rotary Club meeting FIBROMYALGIA WORKSHOP Be Symptom-FreeIn 6 Months: St. Mark's Hospital and the American Cancer Society will hold a free colorectal screening clinic on Thursday, March 29, 2001. Tuesday, March 13 6:00 p.m. = ‘Wednesday, March 14 6:00 p.m. Each attendeewill receive: Fibromyalgia touchtest, Body composition analysis, Health profile, Nutritional solutions, Beginning exercise program. Screeningfor colorectal canceris the process of detecting asymptomatic disease in healthy individuals at averagerisk for disease. Please call 268-7422 for more information orfor a screening appointment. Registration price is $40 An appointmentis necessary. St. Mark’s Hospital Still, Fleischer added, “We're only at the second step of a long F,REE SCREENIN. MOUNTAINSTAR HEALTHCARE andclass spaceis limited. 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