[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 193 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H14025-H14026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             NO NEWT TAXES

  (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, let me quote some Republicans.
  Like Abraham Lincoln, who said ``malice toward none and charity for 
all''--an idea that today's Republicans seem to have forgotten.
  And I love Newt Gingrich's quotes from a few years back--when he used 
to talk about the ethics of the Speaker of the House.
  And, how about George Bush's line about reading his lips--no new 
taxes?
  Well, I have a new version: ``Read our lips. No Newt Taxes.''
  That is what working families are saying as the GOP raises their out-
of-pocket expenses for health care and education.
  The Republicans will not admit that they are raising taxes--they will 
even say they are cutting them.

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  Well, if you are a senior, and the GOP raises your Medicare premium--
that is a new tax.
  If you are working 40 hours a week, and the GOP takes away your 
earned income tax credit--that is a new tax.
  In fact that is a Newt tax.
  So, Mr. Speaker, ``Read our lips. No Newt Taxes.''
  George Bush broke his word, and Newt Gingrich is breaking his. But, 
we Democrats will stand by our word--and stand up for working families.
  ``Read our lips. No Newt Taxes.''
  Mr. Speaker, that is our Contract With America.

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