[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 59 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHY

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the house for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, while republicans in Congress may not be 
able to agree on terms limits, when it comes to tax cuts for the 
wealthy, they are all singing the same tune. Whether preserving tax 
loopholes for billionaires or eliminating corporate taxes, Republicans 
are in the same key. And who is paying for this medley of tax cuts? 
Middle class, working families, that's who.
  Just look at whom Republicans are turning to next to help finance 
their windfall to the wealthy. Middle class families trying to send 
their kids to school. Believe it or not, they propose 75 percent of the 
financial aid currently awarded to American students.
  Working middle-class families rely on student loan programs to 
provide a better future for their children. Speaker Gingrich and many 
Republicans in this body took out student loans to pay for their 
education. Do not deny that same opportunity to the students of today. 
Do not pull up the ladder behind you. Let us work to preserve students 
loans, not tax loopholes for billionaires.


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