[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           THE BASIC MESSAGE

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, today as we consider the tax relief bill, I 
urge my colleagues and the American people to keep in mind what this 
debate is really about. Republicans want to cut taxes. The big-
government party wants to raise taxes.
  From now on, only a few will remember the details in this 
legislation, and fewer will care about the specifics. But everyone will 
remember this basic fact: The Republicans want to cut taxes. The 
liberal big-government party wants to raise taxes.
  The vote today is simple. If this bill passes, more Americans will 
keep more of their own money. If this bill fails, those who oppose 
reform, the defenders of the status quo, the liberals who love big 
government, will have won a big victory while the American people will 
have lost.
  Mr. Speaker, last November the people voted out the past and voted in 
the future. I hope my colleagues remember this basic message sent by 
the voters. They voted in people who promised to give America tax 
relief, and they voted out people that they knew would raise taxes.

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