[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 97 (Thursday, July 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5028]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           REPUBLICAN TAX BILL MOSTLY HANDOUTS TO THE WEALTHY

  (Mr. GREEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GREEN. Mr. Speaker, this morning we have heard a lot of 1-minutes 
on what the tax bill may do. Well, let me tell my colleagues what the 
American people believe. Recent public opinion surveys indicate that 
Americans have figured out that the Republican bill is mostly handouts 
for the wealthy. The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll released on June 26 
revealed that Americans prefer the Democratic tax alternative to the 
GOP by a 2 to 1 margin, 60 to 31 percent. USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll 
released on July 1: 52 percent of Americans think the Republican tax 
plan favors the rich. Even the GOP pollsters are finding the same 
result.
  According to Monday's Washington Times, a poll conducted by three 
Republican pollsters financed by the Republican Party found nearly half 
of those surveys, 48 percent, said they believe the proposed Republican 
tax plans are biased toward the wealthy. In yesterday's Houston 
Chronicle there was a great editorial cartoon that was also in the 
Atlanta Constitution. It had a multiple choice. Own a yacht? Own a 
private jet with eight seats or more? Have a wine cellar bigger than a 
football field? If the answer is yes, congratulations; that person 
qualifies for a middle-class tax cut under the Republican plan.

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