[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   BALANCED BUDGET AGREEMENT PUTS MORE MONEY IN POCKETS OF AMERICAN 
                                FAMILIES

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I keep hearing from my liberal friends 
who are outraged that Congress is trying to cut taxes. They look at 
Washington and they know that Congress is trying to balance the budget 
and they simply cannot understand why Republicans are calling for tax 
cuts.
  Well, Mr. Speaker, should Congress balance the budget first and then 
cut taxes? The answer is no. To say that we cannot balance the budget 
and cut taxes is to forget what that assumes. It assumes that 
Washington cannot cut spending more. It assumes that Washington should 
continue to take much of your money while it is waiting to get its act 
together. It assumes that Washington should do the wrong thing for just 
a few more years while it is waiting to put its financial house in 
order.
  Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, this is exactly the kind of 
thinking that got us in this trouble in the first place. The balanced 
budget agreement gets it right and puts more money in the pockets of 
American families.

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