[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 102 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1241-E1242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         COST OF GOVERNMENT DAY

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                               speech of

                           HON. SUE W. KELLY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 9, 1996

  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of House 
Concurrent Resolution 193, a resolution expressing the sense of 
Congress that the cost of Government spending and regulatory programs 
should be reduced so that American families will be able to keep more 
of what they earn.
  July 3, 1996, is Cost of Government Day, the date when the average 
American has earned enough in gross income to pay off all direct and 
hidden taxes--total Federal, State, and local government spending, plus 
the cost of regulation. In other words, July 3 is the day when 
Americans stop working for Uncle Sam and start working for themselves 
and their families.
  This year, the total bill comes to $3.38 trillion--$13,000 for every 
man, woman, and child in America.
  Mr. Speaker, the people that I represent live in the 12th most taxed 
congressional district in the Nation, and the 2d most taxed State in 
the Union. The cost of government has become too expensive, too 
burdensome, and they need relief. When working Americans are forced to 
take two jobs, work longer hours away from their families, simply to 
makes ends meet, something is wrong.
  Congress created new programs in the past, often with the best of 
intentions, but failed to consider how its decisions affect the people 
who must pay the bills. When you add to the Federal tax burden the 
taxes paid at the State and local level, and consider the hidden 
costs--costs associated with compliance with Federal regulations and 
mandates--it becomes clear that the American people can no longer 
afford the huge government bureaucracy that has been created over the 
years.
  I am proud to say that this Congress recognizes the fiscal pressures 
facing working Americans today, and is working to ease the burdensome 
cost of government. We passed a balanced budget plan to stop the 
runaway spending that threatens our future and the future of our 
children and grandchildren; we've passed regulatory relief legislation 
to restore a degree of common sense to the manner in which Government 
regulations are drafted and carried out; we've passed legislation to 
give working Americans a modest degree of tax relief, and we have even 
attempted to roll back the tax increase that President Clinton pushed 
through Congress in 1993.
  Unfortunately, the President has fought us at every turn. We owe it 
to working Americans to keep trying, Mr. Speaker, and enact policies 
that will allow them to keep more of what they earn. The cost of 
government is simply too high. We can do something about it, and I urge 
my colleagues to join me today in supporting this important resolution, 
and join me in working for a leaner--and better--government.

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                        TRIBUTE TO COACH CAMERON

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 10, 1996

  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, as our Nation's teachers and students 
complete the end of another school year and enjoy a much-deserved 
vacation, I would like to salute our teachers and pay tribute to one in 
particular--coach James Cameron--a well-known and well-respected Texas 
coach who accumulated a record of more than 200 victories prior to his 
unexpected death last year. Coach Cameron leaves behind a legacy, 
however, that is far greater than his teams' victories on the playing 
field. The measure of his legacy can be found in the hearts and minds 
of those who had the privilege of knowing him and whose lives were 
influenced by a great coach who was also a great man.
  Coach Cameron achieved fame first on the gridiron for Commerce in the 
mid-1050's and as an offensive center at East Texas State University, 
where he helped guide his team to consecutive Tangerine Bowl victories. 
He was drafted by the AFL's Los Angeles Chargers but chose instead to 
finish his degree. His coaching days began even before his graduation, 
and his reputation soon spread throughout the high school and small-
college ranks of Texas. He amassed victories at high schools in 
Mansfield, Waco, and McKinney before taking over at Howard Payne 
University and leading his team to a tie for first place in the first 
and only Lone Star Conference championship. He then moved to Angelo 
State University, where he achieved the best record in school history. 
Along the way he was recruited by Grant Teaff at Baylor University and 
was considered for the top position at North Texas State University. 
For varying reasons, he did not find those positions to be part of his 
destiny. He returned to high school coaching at Rockwall, Kilgore, and 
finally Sulphur Springs, where he was coaching at the time of his death 
and where he led the Wildcats to half a dozen district championships.

  But what equally distinguished his career was his influence on his 
players and his community. The Sulphur Springs News-Telegram wrote a 
feature about Coach Cameron in 1994 that included comments by those who 
knew him well. Joey Florence, head football coach at Cooper, said:

       He gets more out of his kids because of motivation, but he 
     also motivates the entire community. . . . He told me 
     something one time that I'll never forget. He said he'd 
     rather lose with class than win without it. And that's 
     something I try to impart to our team.

  Bill Grantley, superintendent at Kilgore, said, ``It was more than 
just the winning--it was how he dealt with the townspeople and the 
students.'' Paul Glover, the superintendent at Sulphur Springs, said:

       I think James saw the situation here and decided he could 
     be a factor, not only in the athletic program but the 
     community as well. He saw a need he could fill and obviously 
     we have not been disappointed at all.

  One of his students, Matt Rosamond, wrote an essay for his Sulphur 
Springs High School English class this year that illustrates Coach 
Cameron's extraordinary influence. Matt wrote:

       Not only was he a great man, but also he was a great 
     teacher. Not a class room teacher, but a teacher of life . . 
     . Coach lived his life the way most people only wish to 
     live theirs. He was the most understanding and forgiving 
     person I ever knew . . . Coach was by far the most 
     influential person in my life.

  Coach Cameron was one of those exemplary teachers who made a 
difference in the lives of his students, and he was an exemplary 
American who made a difference in his community. He is truly missed by 
all those who knew him and loved him. His brothers, Bill and Raymond, 
who are prominent businessmen, outstanding civic leaders, and my good 
friends in Rockwall, are particularly proud of James and of what he 
accomplished in his life.
  So it is a privilege, Mr. Speaker, to have the opportunity to pay 
tribute to this great man whose influence continues to live on in the 
lives of those who knew him. In his essay Matt Rosamond concluded, ``I 
realized deep inside that Coach is very much alive. He is alive in 
every player and every person that knew one of the greatest men who had 
ever lived.'' Such is the legacy of coach James Cameron.

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