[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 42 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1393]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               FOLLOWING THROUGH ON OUR CAMPAIGN PROMISES

  (Mr. HUTCHINSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HUTCHINSON. Mr. Speaker, should a candidate's promise be taken 
seriously? It is funny that I should even ask that question because 
when I talk to my constituents in Arkansas every week I am constantly 
reminded that they expect me to follow through on my promises.
  The Republican Party told the voters in 1994 and 1996 that we favored 
lowered taxes and smaller government. The voters believed we were 
serious about our promises and supported us in each of those years. In 
1992, our present President campaigned on the theme of lowering taxes 
on working Americans. For some reason the people believed him and 
supported and put him into office.
  It happens time and time again that the voters take us seriously, and 
yet performance does not come through. Cutting taxes is the most direct 
way to transfer power from Washington back to the people who earn the 
money in the first place.
  Mr. Speaker, we must know that the voters take us seriously when we 
make promises, and we must fulfill our promises on tax cuts for working 
Americans. Let us keep our promises and cut taxes now.

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