[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 42 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH, MEDICARE CUTS FOR SENIORS

  (Mr. BROWN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, we have been here before. Last year 
Speaker Gingrich attempted to give tax breaks to the richest citizens 
of this country and pay for them by cutting Medicare at $250 billion. 
The American people stopped that.
  This year, as April 15 approaches and Americans are rushing to pay 
their taxes, Speaker Gingrich, who himself still owes the Federal 
Government $300,000 in fines, Speaker Gingrich is back. He wants more 
tax breaks for the wealthiest people and more cuts for Medicare.
  Yesterday Speaker Gingrich, appealing to his wealthiest contributors 
in the Republican Party, advocated a huge tax break for the wealthiest 
5 percent of Americans. At the same time, the Republican chairman of 
the Committee on the Budget yesterday said he wants more Medicare cuts.
  The Gingrich team is doing it again: Tax cuts for the richest 1 
percent, Medicare cuts for 37 million senior citizens. That is wrong.

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