[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 208 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 208


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 27, 1999

           Received and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be no increase 
   in Federal taxes in order to fund additional Government spending.

Whereas Federal taxes are at their highest peacetime level in history, taking 
        20.6 percent of the gross domestic product;
Whereas the typical American family pays 36 percent of its income in Federal, 
        State, and local taxes--more than it spends on food, housing, and 
        clothing combined;
Whereas in 1999 governments at all levels will collect $10,298 for every man, 
        woman, and child in the United States;
Whereas since 1989 the Federal per capita tax burden has increased 27 percent;
Whereas the Congressional Budget Office forecasts that the productivity of 
        American workers--and controlled Federal spending--will create a non-
        Social Security surplus of $996,000,000,000 over the next 10 years;
Whereas the House of Representatives voted on May 26, 1999, to protect Social 
        Security and Medicare by passing the Social Security lock box by a vote 
        of 416 to 12; and
Whereas Congress must protect Social Security and Medicare by controlling 
        Federal spending, rather than by increasing taxes on any Americans: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that there should be no increase 
in Federal taxes in order to fund additional Government spending.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 26, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.