[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 86 (Thursday, June 19, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          WHY REPUBLICANS SUPPORT A $500-PER-CHILD TAX CREDIT

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, more confusion on the Democrat side of the 
aisle; it is no wonder that their President is reaching over to 
Republicans to try to work on a responsible tax bill.
  As my colleagues know, the interesting thing is in this tax debate we 
need to talk about tax responsibility and social responsibility. We 
need in America a tax system that is fair and honest, a Tax Code that 
is clear, one that encourages and rewards work ethics. And that is why 
Republicans are supporting a $500-per-child tax credit for middle-class 
working families.
  My wife called me yesterday about this gentleman in our district who 
is on welfare. He is 30 years old, and he has 16 kids at 30, and his 
quote was: The Lord said be fruitful and multiply.
  Now I am a father of four. I think the Lord speaks a little bit more 
broadly than that, such as ``You need to be paying for your kids.'' But 
under the Democrat proposal, if one does not pay taxes, they will still 
be able to get the $500-per-child tax credit that middle-class working 
families who pay taxes are eligible to get. Huge difference.

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