[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 167 (Thursday, October 26, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H10850]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TAXES ARE TOO HIGH

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, perhaps confession is good for the soul, and 
good politics. Look at President Clinton.
  Last week at a fat-cat fundraiser in Texas, he confessed that he 
raised taxes too much in 1993.
  Today, the polls show that Mr. Clinton has gained some favor with the 
American public after that confession.
  I am sure that news has warmed the hearts of all those Democrats who 
were defeated last year after helping the President pass the largest 
tax increase in history.
  But there is a lesson in all this for those surviving House Democrats 
who followed their President like lemmings and voted to raise taxes on 
Social Security, who voted to raise taxes on low- and middle-income 
working families.
  The lesson is that it is not too late for you to have a change of 
heart, just as the President has.
  You can confess that you were wrong to raise taxes in 1993 and you 
can demonstrate your sincerity by helping the Republican majority cut 
the Clinton taxes and let working families keep more of their earnings. 
Taxes are too high. Let us cut them today.

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