[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TAX RELIEF FOR AMERICA'S FAMILIES

  (Mr. THUNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. Speaker, 4 years ago Democrats in Congress passed the 
largest tax increase ever to hit the American taxpayer. As a result of 
40 years of continuous tax and spend policies, voters decided to put 
Republicans in charge of Congress.
  In the last Congress, Republicans made it easier for millions of 
families and hard-working Americans to keep more of the money that they 
earn. This Congress will be no different. We will maintain our 
commitment to reducing Government waste and to providing tax relief for 
millions more families and hard-working Americans.
  Americans believe that no more than 25 percent of their income should 
be taken from them. Right now taxes at all levels consume more than 
half of an American worker's income. This is immoral and it is 
unsustainable. America's families and workers need tax relief so they 
can do more for themselves, their children and their communities.

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