[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 89 (Monday, June 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H4139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   FOLLOWING THROUGH ON PLEDGE FOR SMALLER GOVERNMENT AND LOWER TAXES

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, today the House will consider a bill that 
simply says that the Federal Government is too large, too intrusive, 
and too expensive, and that the hardworking men and women of this 
country should be able to keep more of their money, the money they 
earn. I am proud to be an original cosponsor of this bill.
  But, Mr. Speaker, this is an easy vote. It is easy to endorse the 
idea of smaller government. It is easy to say that we pay too much in 
taxes every year. The real challenge will come later this week and this 
month when we vote on the reconciliation bill. This is the opportunity 
to deliver to the American people the truth, the truth about the status 
of the Federal Government, the truth they so richly deserve.
  I urge every Member that pledges his or her desire for smaller 
government and lower taxes to follow through when the reconciliation 
bills come to the floor.

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