[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 183 (Friday, November 17, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TYPICAL TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS

  (Mr. DURBIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. Speaker, day four of the Gingrich gridlock; 800,000 
Federal workers sent home without pay while Mr. Gingrich, the 
Republican leadership, and Members of Congress continue to draw their 
own paychecks. That is why we need No Budget, No Pay, a proposal which 
I put on the books in September which says that if the Government shuts 
down, Members of Congress stop receiving their paychecks.
  Now the Gingrich Republicans want us to take the weekend off, leave 
Saturday evening, be home on Sunday, come back late on Monday, while 
the Government is shut down. Frankly, this is a terrible idea. We 
should stay here and do our work and get this Government running.
  Today on the floor you are going to hear what this debate is all 
about. The Gingrich budget comes up with deep cuts in Medicare to pay 
for a tax break for the wealthiest people in America.
  Listen to this. If you happen to make $600,000 in income, pay close 
attention; Mr. Gingrich wants to give you a $14,000 tax cut. If you 
happen to be in the lower 20 percent of Americans making around $6,000, 
guess what? You are going to pay more. Typical trickle-down economics.

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