[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 9, 1994)]
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                         THERE'S MORE TO BE CUT

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, as budget season proceeds, majority leaders 
insist we have already cut spending to the bond. It is a hollow claim 
that does not ring true with taxpayers struggling with the largest tax 
hike in history and still facing a staggering national debt. Despite 
the rhetoric, the facts--undeniable facts--are that we continue to 
spend far beyond our means, funding redundant, wasteful and low-
priority programs. Clearly we can make deeper cuts and we can start 
without tampering with crucial quality of life programs like Social 
Security and veterans benefits. I invite colleagues to look at House 
Resolution 377, the spirit of 76 package of 76 specific cuts totaling 
285 billion over 5 years. In 1776 the people rebelled against an 
onerous government which was mismanaging taxation. Two hundred and 
eighteen years later the spirit of 76 survives. Regretably, so does 
increasingly onerous taxation under the Clinton administration. I urge 
my colleagues to give taxpayers a break by endorsing the cuts in H.R. 
377.

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