Sen Hutchison Introduces Amendments to Provide Tax Relief to American Families> Would Make State Sales Tax Deduction Permanent & Ban the Marriage Penalty WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the Senate’s debate on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Budget, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Texas’ senior Senator, introduced two amendments to provide tax relief to millions of Texas families by permanently extending the sales tax deduction and eliminating the marriage penalty in the FY 2010 Budget and future legislation. Sen. Hutchison’s sales tax deduction amendment would prevent future tax increases on Texas families by allowing for the permanent...