[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]




                        REPUBLICAN TAX PROPOSAL

  (Mr. MICA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, we hear countless speeches today about taxes. 
We hear that the debate over taxes is about fairness, it is about 
special interests, about the struggles of the middle class, about the 
American dream, about compassion and about justice. Yes, this debate is 
about all those things. But from my way of looking at things, this 
debate is principally about freedom. It is not a difficult concept. It 
is not an idea that requires an advanced degree or lengthy training. It 
is simply this. If you let people keep more of their own money, they 
will have more freedom to live their lives as they see fit. Letting 
people keep more of what they earn will allow Americans to save, to 
build a better future for themselves and their families, and to realize 
the American dream. That is what the Republicans have proposed. No 
more, no less.

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