[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 206 (Thursday, December 21, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15492]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          REPUBLICAN RHETORIC

  (Mr. KLINK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KLINK. Mr. Speaker, to the previous speaker I would mention that 
we had in 1993 a $250 billion tax increase and a $250 billion cut in 
spending. And that did something very historical. It brought down the 
deficit for 3 consecutive years. We have cut in half what was almost a 
$300-billion-a-year deficit, without one Republican vote.
  Now we are arguing about balancing the budget. We took the vote to 
bring the budget much closer to balance, and the stock market reacted 
correctly. Employment was created in this Nation. All of the things 
that the naysayers on the GOP side of this House were saying were going 
to happen after 1993 never occurred. Not one of them has occurred.
  As a matter of fact, Mr. Speaker, I have noticed that since the GOP 
is in control of this House, not one of those massive tax increases 
that they complain about have they rescinded. Not one of them have they 
rescinded. So the rhetoric is getting a little thick and America is 
beginning to notice.

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