[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H4380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               WINNERS AND LOSERS IN REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, yesterday evening I was joined 
on the floor of the House by colleagues from the east coast, the 
Midwest, the west coast, and the South, combining the full 
representation of all Americans. We collectively acknowledged that in 
the next 48 hours, this House will be taking one of the most important 
steps, constitutional responsibilities of the spending and generating 
revenue for this government.
  Our question was raised and it has not been answered: Who benefits 
from the Republican tax plan? Who wins and loses from the Republican 
tax plan? The rich certainly win. The working and middle-class members 
of this society and this Nation certainly lose. The reason is because 
we can find 91 million families who benefit from the Democratic 
alternative tax plan who are working middle-class citizens making under 
$100,000 a year. In contrast we see the Republican plan where 91 
million make over $100,000 a year to $250,000. The question is for the 
American public to answer. Who benefits in the Republican rich tax 
plan. Vote for the Democratic alternative plan that works for all 
working Americans.

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