Sponsored by Representatives Steve Largent (ROklahoma) and Bill Paxon (RNew York), the Tax Code Termination Act will scrap the entire federal income tax code (except for Medicare and Social Security) on Dec. 31, 2002.

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But outgoing New York Rep. Bill Paxon, a veteran of the Gingrich's team who left the leadership in the wake of an aborted coup, says the game may have a new player, Deputy Whip Dennis Hastert of Illinois.

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