[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 97 (Thursday, July 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   DEMOCRATS REPRESENT WORKING PEOPLE AND WORKING FAMILIES IN AMERICA

  (Mr. STRICKLAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STRICKLAND. Mr. Speaker, sometimes I feel sorry for the American 
people who have to sit and watch and listen to the rhetoric that comes 
from this Chamber. I believe the American people are troubled and 
sometimes ask themselves, who can we believe? Who can we believe, when 
people stand and give such contradictory conclusions?
  The fact is, in 1993 this country was facing nearly $300 billion in 
annual deficits. This year, the deficit is likely to be less than $50 
billion. That is because a Democratic President and a Democratic 
Congress did what needed to be done. That is why we can talk about a 
balanced budget today. That is why we can talk about giving the 
American people a tax cut.
  We now know that there will be a tax cut. The argument that we have 
in this Chamber is what part of the American family community will 
benefit. My district has a median income of $22,000. My responsibility 
is to represent the working people and the working families in this 
country.

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