[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 15, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H5193-H5194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     THE REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN FAILS THE SPEAKER'S OWN MORALITY TEST

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, last week Speaker Gingrich said, and I 
quote, ``We believe there is a moral

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case for cutting taxes.'' But unfortunately for American families, the 
Republican tax plan fails the Speaker's own morality test.
  The Republican tax proposal denies the child tax credit to 15 million 
working American families who make less than $30,000. These parents 
work hard and in fact they pay taxes. They are trying to raise families 
and make ends meet. My Republican colleagues say they do not deserve a 
tax break simply because they do not make a lot of money. We are 
talking about nurses and policemen. These are the people who, for 
nearly two decades, have lost ground or have barely been able to keep 
up.
  Are these the values and the priorities of this great Nation? I do 
not think so. The Republican tax bill leaves behind 15 million American 
working families, while giving an average $24,000 tax break to the 
richest 1 percent of American families. Democrats believe it is the 
middle-class families who could use some tax relief. That is why the 
Democratic tax proposal gives the tax break to all families who work 
and who pay taxes.

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