[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 41 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1347]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT LOWER TAXES AND LESS INTRUSION FROM WASHINGTON

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, I have discovered something very upsetting 
in the information; upsetting, that is, to the media and the elite who 
want to run our lives. Mr. Speaker, it turns out that the American 
people do want tax relief. The latest USA Today CNN Gallup poll shows 
that 70 percent of Americans want a tax cut in any budget agreement 
this year. Seventy percent. Furthermore, a majority, 52 percent, say 
tax cuts and deficit reduction can be accomplished at the same time.
  Maybe the White House will find a way to spin these facts to mean the 
opposite of what they say. Maybe they think the American people are 
just kidding. Maybe they think the American people did not actually 
mean to elect a Republican Congress that ran on a promise of tax cuts 
and tax reforms.
  On the other hand, maybe they should just accept the truth: The 
American people support lower taxes, smaller government, and less 
intrusion from Washington.

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