[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BALANCING THE BUDGET

  (Mr. CHRYSLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CHRYSLER. Mr. Speaker, Congress and the President are now in the 
midst of a great debate about balancing the budget. The President has 
at one time or another promised to implement many of the items 
contained in Congress' Balanced Budget Act that is now on his desk.
  He said he wanted serious welfare reform. He said he wanted to 
balance the budget in 7 years. And he also said that he wanted to give 
tax relief to working, middle-class American families.
  But yet he persists in saying that the Republicans only want to give 
tax breaks to the rich. This is pure fantasy.
  This chart clearly shows that the vast overwhelming majority of our 
$500 per-child tax credit goes to those making less than $75,000. In 
fact, 89 percent of this tax break goes to the middle class.
  Mr. Speaker, the President should end the scare tactics, sign the 
Balanced Budget Act, and give tax relief to working families.

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