[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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                     WE MUST REINVEST IN OUR PEOPLE

  (Ms. NORTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans are already laying blame 
rather than taking credit for the reduction in Americans' income 
reported for 1993. Try again. And don't forget the good news: We have 
the best economy in decades.
  The report in today's papers showing a reduction in the incomes of 
Americans also shows that this is a 15-year trend, and we know who was 
in power for most of that time. The figures are for 1993 when the 
President's initiatives were only just being enacted. The first year of 
the 103rd Congress, 1993, saw a historic reduction in the deficit begin 
and investment in our people for the first time in a very long time: 
earned income tax credit, immunizations for children, empowerment 
zones, and much more. The figures we now have for 1993 would have been 
worse, and they will get worse, if we do not follow up on what was 
begun during the 103rd Congress and continue to reinvest in our people, 
and especially our children.
  Those who take credit for the gridlock Congress, the second year of 
the 103rd, ought to also take credit for gridlocking the country. The 
rising poor and the frightened middle class deserve a lot better.

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