House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill Friday, May 9, 2003, after the House passed a $550 billion tax cut package. In the Background are Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, and Rep. William Thomas, R-Calif., second from left, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook) CAT w/3TAXES10 Photo: DENNIS COOK