[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IT IS TIME TO SLASH THE OPPRESSIVE TAX CODE

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, it is time to take a cue from Lorena 
Bobbitt. It is time to slash. We need to slash away at the crushing tax 
burden that is holding back the American economy, dashing the hopes and 
dreams of middle class families, and robbing millions of new college 
graduates of opportunities.
  We can adopt the audacious strategy of boldness and with one stroke 
we can slash tax rates across the board, giving tax relief to all 
working Americans. Or we can adopt a more calculated strategy, and with 
systematic thrusts we can slash first the death tax, then slash the tax 
on capital gains, and then, just to be sure, slash the rates on 
personal income to complete the task.
  Today, on April 15, is a reminder, it is the season to slash and cut. 
We must get to work now and slay the giant job-killer, an oppressive 
Tax Code that threatens us all.

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