[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        UNCLE SAM CAN GET BY ON LESS FROM MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES

  (Mr. RADANOVICH asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, if we had a rich uncle and we were 
barely making ends meet, would we be giving him more of our paycheck 
every 2 weeks? I think that is what we are doing. We are giving Uncle 
Sam more and more of our hard-earned money every year. Is it not time 
the rich uncle started letting us keep a little more?
  Republicans in Congress think so. We have a tax relief plan that 
gives taxpayers a break at every stage of life. It helps middle-class 
families who have been hit hardest by expanding government these past 
40 years. It helps middle-class families save for college by providing 
tax incentives for kids to go to college. It lowers the tax on savings 
and investment, which means a stronger economy and more jobs. And it 
reduces the death tax, which means that fewer families will have to 
sell the family farm or family businesses when the owner dies.
  Uncle Sam can get by with a little less. Let us support the 
Republican tax package that provides tax relief to middle-class 
families at every stage of life.

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