[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 38 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
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TAXGATE
(Mr. DOOLITTLE asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, according to news reports, the President
and the First Lady paid back over $14 thousand in back taxes, interest,
and penalties owed to the Federal Government since 1980.
Apparently, during the so-called decade of greed, the Clintons were
more greedy then they first admitted.
It's appropriate that we learn of taxgate during tax week. All over
the country, the American people are preparing their tax returns, and
finding ways to pay the Clinton tax increases.
Most Americans made their money the old-fashioned way, through hard
work and dedication. Many small-business owners have scrimped and
saved, cut costs, and layed off workers, all to pay for the President's
higher taxes.
And now we find the Clinton's themselves didn't pay all of their
taxes on a suspicious commodities deal that netted them $100,000 during
the decade of greed.
The lesson here is simple: The President is very good at raising your
taxes but forgot to pay his own.
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