[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 65 (Friday, May 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H2796-H2797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NEED FOR A BALANCED BUDGET

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, Americans are working harder than ever before 
to

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provide for their families and to save for the future.
  It is not fair that Washington continues to take such a large share 
of the family's earnings, and at the same time continues to increase 
the deficit at the same time. The people of the Third District of North 
Carolina sent me to Washington to look out for their interests. That is 
why I feel so strongly about the need to balance the budget.
  The balanced budget plan assumes a gross tax relief of $135 billion 
over 5 years, which can provide families with a child tax credit and 
relief from burdensome taxes such as the death tax and capital gains 
tax.
  The plan also helps parents who want to send their children to 
college. It has been 16 years, it has been 16 years since the American 
people have had tax relief.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for the Congress to pass a balanced budget 
for the people of America.

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