[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H4230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PASS TAX RELIEF BILL FOR TAXPAYERS

  (Mr. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I have heard of people with a 
poor sense of direction, but this is ridiculous. Apparently there are 
some people in Washington who cannot tell the difference between money 
that comes out of your pocket and to Washington, and money that comes 
from Washington and into your pocket.
  Taxpayers send money to Washington. Washington sends money to people 
on welfare. In the first case, the direction of the money is out of 
your pocket. In the second case, the direction is into your pocket. A 
tax cut is when less money comes out of your pocket and goes to 
Washington. If no money is coming out of your pocket, you are not 
sending money to Washington, DC.
  I almost feel I am in the middle of an idiot test. Taxpayers are 
never confused about the direction their tax money is going. Let us 
stop this nonsense about giving a tax cut to people who do not pay 
income tax. Let us pass the tax relief bill for American taxpayers.

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