[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 7, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H4442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     DO NOT REPEAL THE GAS TAX BY TAKING AWAY DOLLARS FOR EDUCATION

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, let me say that I am willing 
to celebrate tax freedom day. I have gone on record to support a repeal 
of the gas tax for 4.3 percent. But how ludicrous that Republican 
colleagues seem to want to give not only freedom to the taxpayers, but 
a big ax to the taxpayers: Repeal the gas tax, but let us hit them 
upside the head by taking away education dollars.
  What sense does that make, Mr. Speaker? Is it not fair that we say to 
the American people, yes, we want a repeal of the gas tax if it goes 
directly back to the American consumer, but yet, we are not going to 
hit you about the head on tax freedom day and take away education 
dollars from your children?
  I am not sure what this House intends to do, but Mr. Speaker, I hope 
for once that we will be fair to the American people. One, we will 
support education for their children with loans and title I and Goals 
2000, and will not make these ridiculous statements about taking away 
education dollars from our children; and yes, we will repeal the gas 
tax, and we will do it with a 4.3-percent repeal that goes directly 
back to the consumers. I hope if we look at giving something back to 
the taxpayers, we will look somewhere else, not take away education 
dollars.

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