[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 106 (Thursday, August 4, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 4, 1994]
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                            THE WHOLE TRUTH

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the American people yearn for the 
truth. To mislead them is to lose their trust.
  During President Clinton's news conference last night, he made claims 
that were partially true, but not wholly true.
  He said his administration has cut spending. Yes, he has cut 
projected spending but actual spending continues to increase tens of 
billions of dollars each year.
  He said he raised taxes on only the top 1 percent. But that ignores 
the hike in gas taxes, Social Security taxes, and inheritance taxes. 
And the President is right--inflation is low, but it is still higher 
than when he took office.
  Or take health care. President Clinton wants to perform radical 
surgery on the best health care system in the world, enjoyed by 83 
percent of the American people.
  Seductive words cannot hide the fact that the plans he supports still 
mean more government, more costs, and less choice for the American 
people.
  Let us have a bipartisan effort to reform health care for the people 
who do not have it, not wreck it for the people who do.
  On this and other issues, hearing the whole truth from the President 
will take us a long way.

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