[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 4, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4117]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TIME FOR TAX RELIEF AND DEFICIT DEDUCTION

  (Mr. ENSIGN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. Speaker, for weeks our colleagues from the other side 
of the aisle have accused Republicans of coddling the rich with tax 
cuts while ignoring the deficit. It is time for the truth to be heard. 
H.R. 1215 will not only provide badly needed tax relief for middle 
class American families and incentives for economic growth, but will 
provide the first down payment on our goal for balancing the budget by 
the year 2002.
  This bill provides a $500 per child tax credit to America's families. 
The need for this is obvious. In 1950, $1 out of every $50 the American 
family earned went to the Federal Government. Now the average family of 
four sends $1 out of every $4 to Washington. It is time for the Federal 
Government to take its hands out of the wallets of American families 
and let Americans spend the money they earn.
  H.R. 1215 not only provides essential tax relief for American 
families; it also provides $62 billion more in deficit reduction over 5 
years than the President offered in his fiscal year 1996 budget. It is 
time for deficit reduction and tax relief for the hard-working 
taxpayers of America.

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