[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 8, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H4536]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             GAS TAX REPEAL

  (Mr. STUPAK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, we continue to debate how to deal with a 
sudden hike in gas prices.
  This is an important issue in my district. The First Congressional 
District of Michigan sprawls across hundreds of miles of the upper 
Midwest.
  With extensive forests and beautiful rivers, with shoreline on three 
of the Great Lakes, tourism is an essential industry in my district. It 
is the second biggest industry in Michigan.
  But my district is also full of hardworking Americans who value 
education.
  Title I, Head Start, drug-free schools, and student loan programs are 
essential investments in the future for families in my district and the 
rest of America.
  But the majority leader has suggested education be cut to make up for 
lost revenue, if part of the Federal gas tax is repealed.
  Mr. Speaker, through shutdowns and budget gridlock we have fought and 
won battles to protect education.
  Now, in an effort to deal with an unrelated problem, we have to fight 
another Republican assault on education.
  Let's not penalize American school-children to help their parents at 
the gas pump. It makes no sense for my district or the Nation.

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