[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H4133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REPEAL THE CLINTON GAS TAX

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, as almost every American knows gas prices have 
climbed 5 cents a gallon the past 2 weeks and are at the highest level 
since the Persian Gulf war. President Clinton has dispatched his Energy 
Secretary to find the root of this problem.
  She should not have to fly very far or look hard--after all, this 
same administration increased gas taxes by almost 5 cents per gallon in 
1993. Offered in the name of deficit reduction, this tax hike is now 
hitting millions of American motorists who are grumbling loudly at the 
pumps. Fiscal conservatives in Congress are currently exploring ways to 
repeal this regressive tax. However, it's not easy because as we found 
when repealing the Clinton tax on seniors' Social Security benefits, 
liberals hate to give up any taxes. The American people will be given a 
clear choice--the tax hikes and status quo spending of the Clinton 
administration or the billions of dollars of real spending cuts and tax 
relief of this Congress.
  Americans should think about that the next time they fill up knowing 
President Clinton feels their pain.

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