mr. speaker , i appreciate the gentlewoman 's pointing out the increase in tax revenue and the gentleman from texas pointing that out , because it is lost on some folks . 
it was not lost on president kennedy , by the way , nor was it lost on president reagan , who understood clearly that if you decrease tax rates for individuals and corporations , what happens is that the economy becomes vibrant . 
it becomes enthusiastic in its zeal . 
and what happens is that you increase tax revenue . 
this is a chart that shows the tax revenue , total tax revenue for the nation in 2003 of $ 1.78 trillion . 
and , remember , that is when the tax relief , the tax cuts went into effect . 
as the gentlewoman and the gentleman from texas so clearly stated , now we have tax revenue of $ 2.14 trillion in 2005 . 
and that is a done deal . 
that is fiscal year 2005 . 
that year is over . 
that year is over . 
so what we see is a decrease in tax rates for individuals and corporations and an increase in tax revenue . 
and as has been so clearly stated , if we allow , if congress allows the democrat tax increase that they are planning on this week , if we allow that to occur , then what we will see is a decrease in revenue and a decrease in the vibrancy of the economy . 
