[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           WHAT IS THE RUSH?

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE. Mr. Speaker, what is the rush?
  I stood on the House floor last evening and asked the same question 
and, unfortunately, have gotten no answer. We come today, on April 5, 
1995, to ask the American people to accept what some would call a tax 
cut.
  I would simply share with you that the tax cut goes to those earning 
$200,000 and over, 58.1 percent of the cut to those earning that 
amount. This morning we had a phony vote on the journal, not because we 
needed to vote on it, ladies and gentlemen, but simply so the 
Republicans could count the votes. What is the rush?
  This tax cut is not going to impact citizens filing their 1994 taxes. 
And everywhere you go across this Nation, the statistics say that the 
American people want us to cut the deficit, not cut taxes.
  This is supposed to be the crown jewel. We have editorials saying 
``it is more paste than jewel.'' Then we have got those saying 
``Congress fiddles with tax code while deficit burns.''
  I would simply say to you that there are some things worth 
discussing: the adoption credit, the elderly care credit, the spousal 
IRA's are worth talking about, the small business credits, the home 
office deduction.
  Why can we not take the gloves off, come together and talk about a 
reasoned response to the America's deficit? Why are we fighting each 
other and counting votes so we can have a crown jewel; which really is 
nothing more than costume jewelry held together with paste. Why do we 
not stand for the American people, stop cutting, let us stand for what 
is right and make sure we reduce the deficit so that young people will 
have a future.


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