[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 189 (Wednesday, November 29, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         REPUBLICAN PLAN OFFERS TAX RELIEF TO AMERICAN FAMILIES

  (Mr. LARGENT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LARGENT. Mr. Speaker, I appear here today as a Member of 
Congress, but more importantly, I speak as the father of four children. 
I know first-hand what it costs to raise a family in middle America and 
I am glad that the Balanced Budget Act includes tax relief for 
families.
  Tax relief for families should not be looked at as a cost to 
Government. Instead, we should consider it as a way to keep money in 
the hands of those to whom it belongs in the first place: America's 
working families.
  Cutting taxes is also fiscally responsible. America's families 
deserve tax relief and Federal spending should be reined in and 
controlled. Reducing the growth of Federal spending is the way to get 
to balance, not by taking more money from families.
  The bipartisan agreement to balance the budget in 7 years using 
honest numbers is a step in the right direction. The Government's 
constant deficit spending must be stopped. I also strongly support tax 
relief which allows American families to keep more of their own money.
  Our Democrat friends claim that they want to balance the budget too. 
They say that deficit reduction is their goal and we agree.
  Let us work together to reach a balanced budget with tax cuts and no 
new spending.

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