[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 4, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               WHOSE SIDE ARE THE REPUBLICANS ON ANYWAY?

  (Mr. EDWARDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, when Republicans promised welfare reform, 
who would have guessed that would mean a $63 million special tax break 
for billionaire Rupert Murdoch? When Republicans promised immigration 
reform, who would have guessed that they would mean billionaires should 
be able to avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes they owe by 
simply renouncing their U.S. citizenship?
  When Republicans promised to reorder American priorities, who would 
have guessed that would mean Republicans would vote to protect Star 
Wars but not to protect Social Security?
  When Republicans promised middle-class tax cuts, who would have 
guessed that meant people making over $200,000 a year would enjoy an 
$11,000 a year tax bonus?
  Mr. Speaker, I am for changing government. I am for less government 
and lower deficits and common sense in our laws. But I think the 
American people are beginning to ask just whose side are the 
Republicans on?

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