[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                           NEEDED TAX RELIEF

  (Mrs. SEASTRAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  (Mrs. SEASTRAND. Mr. Speaker, tax relief for middle-class families is 
long overdue. President Clinton promised middle-class tax cuts, but he 
walked away from his promise. He promised deficit reduction, and this 
year he walked away from that promise. This new Congress promised both 
deficit reduction and tax cuts for the middle class, and unlike the 
previous 40 years of one-party rule, we are keeping our promise of tax 
relief for families.
  Our bill will help families by providing them with a $500 per child 
tax credit targeted to the middle class. It will help families pay for 
college tuition by expanding penalty-free IRA withdrawals, and it will 
help our senior citizens by restoring the cuts in Social Security that 
were passed by the Clinton Democrats.
  Members on both sides of the aisle can either stand on the sidelines 
as we make tough votes, or they can join us as we work to ultimately 
balance the budget, provide tax relief to create jobs, help families, 
and provide a better future for our children and grandchildren by 
protecting the American dream.


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