[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 40 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H2563-H2564]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    BIG GOVERNMENT AND OUR CHILDREN

  (Mr. LARGENT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LARGENT. Madam Speaker, we have heard this morning about the 
cruel Republicans cutting education. Let us talk about our children for 
just a minute. Less than a month ago, the President of the United 
States stood at that podium and said the era of big government is over. 
Now, everybody on this side of the aisle stood up and applauded when he 
said that, and nobody on this side said anything about it. They sat in 
their seats.
  Why was that? Because nobody believed him when he said that. The era 
of big government is not over. Otherwise, why is the President asking 
for more and more money? Why is this a concern for our children? Why 
should parents be concerned about government continuing to spend more 
and more money? I will tell you why. A child born today will owe 
$187,109 over their lifetime just to pay their share of the interest on 
the national debt.
  If we continue things, the status quo in Washington, they will face 
an effective tax rate of 84 percent in their lifetime; 84 cents of 
every dollar they earn will go to the government at one level. That is 
wrong. Let us do make the savings and think about our children and the 
future.

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                         ``WHO DO YOU TRUST?''

  (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. Madam Speaker, the entire world has been 
shocked, appalled, and reviled by the latest wave of terrorist attacks 
by Hamas in Israel. More than 50 innocent men, women, and children have 
been killed by suicide bombings in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
  So I was similarly shocked and reviled to hear a comment made on the 
House floor last week in the course of debate on the so-called 
antiterrorist bill. The gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Hyde], the 
chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, said this: ``Early in the 
day standing back there, I heard a dear friend of mine, a great 
Republican say, `I trust Hamas more than I trust my own Government.' ''
  He went on to say those words hurt. Those words do hurt indeed. But 
who, Madam Speaker, who, Mr. Hyde, who on the Republican side really 
believed they could trust Hamas more than our own Government? Who among 
my colleagues truly believes they can trust a terrorist organization 
that sends suicide bombers to rob innocent children more than the U.S. 
Government?
  Madam Speaker, the American people have a right to know who among 
their elected Representatives trusts Hamas more than the United States. 
Until that person steps forward, or is identified, a cloud hangs over 
each and every Republican Member of this House.

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