[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TAX DAY IS FAST APPROACHING

  (Mr. FUNDERBURK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FUNDERBURK. Mr. Speaker, tax day is fast approaching. As a result 
of Bill Clinton's tax hike the people in my district have to work from 
January 1 to May 5 just to pay Uncle Sam's taxes and then they work 
until July to pay off State and local government. Mr. Speaker, I resent 
the liberal Democrats claiming that my constituents' hard-earned money 
is the property of Government that they must continue to pay for those 
who won't work. Working people have the right to keep their own money.
  I come from a rural district, most of my constituents work on small 
farms and in small factories. They create the jobs, fight the wars, and 
struggle everyday to keep the country going. On their behalf, I support 
tax cuts--even more cuts than are in this bill--and I reject the 
politics of class warfare peddled by the minority. It is obscene for 
the Democrats and their Hollywood and media friends to ridicule the 
people in my district who want nothing more than to take back control 
of their lives and communities from the welfare state.
  Mr. Speaker, let us cut taxes now and let the Democrats explain why 
they stood in the people's way.




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