[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H6978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         COST OF GOVERNMENT DAY

  (Mr. BARTON of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, next week, on July 3, Americans 
will be preparing to celebrate our independence from the British empire 
over 200 years ago. They will have another reason to celebrate next 
week; July 3 is the day in which we become independent from having to 
work for the Government.
  It is a sad fact, but a true fact that July 3 is the day in which the 
cost of all levels of government will finally be paid for. An even more 
amazing fact, it is not only taxes but also government regulations that 
we must pay for. In fact, regulations cost more to the average American 
citizen than the taxes that we pay.
  I am happy to join with Senator Coverdell in the other body and the 
gentleman from Texas, Majority Whip DeLay, in this body to be an 
original cosponsor of Cost of Government Day. I would urge all of my 
colleagues to join us in this resolution.
  Let us tell the truth to the American people: Government costs too 
much, it spends too much money and it wastes a lot of the money that it 
spends. Let us begin to cut back on taxes, cut back on regulations, and 
have Independence Day from Government not on July 3 but sometime much 
earlier in the year.

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