[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 97 (Friday, July 22, 1994)]
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                          WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, as the Democrats come to the floor to talk 
about economic growth, Republicans and the American people can only 
wonder what could have been. Certainly the economy has grown at a 
modest pace over the last 20 months, and for this we are glad, but it 
could have done better. Like driving a car with the parking brakes on, 
Democrat taxes and mandates have slowed economic growth for no good 
reason.
  Mr. Speaker, had the majority not blocked our efforts to cut spending 
first and keep taxes low, our economy's performance could be 
outstanding. Instead, because of bigger taxes, bigger spending, or 
economic future is in peril. Interest rates have increased, the dollar 
has crashed, inflation threatens, and still the Clinton team dreams up 
new taxes and new mandates for its health care bill and its GATT 
proposal.
  Mr. Speaker, the President's party comes to the floor and talks about 
the limited gains of our economy. I urge the American people to think 
of what could have been. We can do better and we should, and we should 
work together to do those things which are proven to make our economy 
grow and not those things which stagnate it.

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