[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THE REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, the American people are saying in 
a clear voice, cut us in or cut it out. That is exactly what the 
Republican tax plan does. It cuts out millions of working people in 
favor of the rich.
  The Republican plan cuts out Ms. Smith who works all day long in a 
nursing home in Chicago, but cuts in Mr. Jones, a millionaire. The 
Republican plan cuts in the 5 percent of the wealthiest people in this 
country while significantly cutting out the other 95 percent.
  I say Ms. Smith deserves a break. Under the Democratic plan Ms. Smith 
would get that break, along with 91 million other low- and middle-
income families.
  The Republican plan cuts out children, college students and workers 
who earn less than $250,000 a year. Under the Democratic plan, these 
groups are cut in. The Republican plan can be summed up in four words: 
Show me the money. Those who have it get cut in; those who do not are 
cut out.

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