[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              MEDIGOGUERY

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, the folks on this side of the aisle talk 
about $245 billion in tax cuts. Divide that by 7, that is $35 billion a 
year on a 1.5 trillion budget: These so called tax cuts represent less 
than 2 percent of the budget; maybe it is 1 percent over 7 years. It is 
a blip on the screen. To make that a main issue, it is like the 
Washington Post said, it is medigoguery. Remember these tax cuts are 
less then the Clinton tax hikes of 1993.
  Speaking of the Washington Post, look at this quote from their 
November 3, 1995, editorial. It said,

       Now President Clinton has walked away from the welfare bill 
     he sent to Congress last year just, as the week before he 
     renounced the tax increase he pushed to passage in 1993. What 
     next? Perhaps he will say he did not mean to send up last 
     year's health care reform proposals either. Mrs. Clinton made 
     him do it. It becomes increasingly difficult for us to know 
     what the President stands for or whether he stands for 
     anything.

  Mr. Speaker, this is a stinging indictment, considering the source. I 
rarely ever agree with the Washington Post, but in this case, I really 
think they are onto something.

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