[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 23, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H8109-H8110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     THE REPUBLICAN ECONOMIC AGENDA

  (Mrs. CLAYTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, since President Clinton took office, the 
deficit has been on a steady decline, now estimated by both CBO and OMB 
as somewhere between $117 billion. Congress has had a real opportunity 
to ease the economic burdens faced by so many American citizens.
  Today the Republicans are gathering for an economic forum. That is 
indeed encouraging. However, the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Gingrich] 
has been quoted as stating that their idea is ``to boost the growth and 
restore the American dream through capital gains relief.'' That is 
discouraging.
  The Nation has clearly rejected policies that simply help only the 
rich and forget the rest.
  I urge my Republican colleagues as they assemble today to consider 
all America, not just those who make over $100,000 a year, but all 
Americans. We can help working Americans by providing tax breaks for 
educating our college students, by raising the minimum

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wage, by passing a bipartisan health insurance reform, and now enacting 
tax relief for both low-income and middle-income families.

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