[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 30 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H1780-H1781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HELPING WORKING FAMILIES

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, real wages are down. Thousands of 
workers have lost their jobs. Families are having a hard time finding 
the money to send their children to college, to save for retirement, to 
make ends meet.
  Finally, Republicans are taking note. They sound like Democrats 
talking about the middle class.

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  Mr. Speaker, actions speak louder than words. Democrats raise the 
minimum wage, Republicans cut taxes for rich friends. Democrats vote 
for education and job training, Republicans raise taxes on working 
families.
  Republicans help the rich and hurt the rest of us. They voted against 
Social Security, against Medicare. Senator Dole even brags about voting 
against Medicare.
  Republicans have started to talk about helping the middle class. It 
is time to do something about it.
  Raise the minimum wage. Invest in education. Protect the pensions of 
working families.
  Republicans have started to talk the talk. It is time for them to 
walk the walk.

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