[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 102 (Thursday, July 17, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5408]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ORDINARY HARDWORKING AMERICANS WILL RECEIVE NO TAX RELIEF THROUGH THE 
                          REPUBLICAN TAX BILL

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, the Republican con games continue, 
convincing the American people they are getting a tax cut by giving a 
majority of the tax breaks to the richest people in America; complain 
that the Democrats are engaged in class warfare, while the Republicans 
practice it.
  Yesterday I spoke about Al. He works in a factory, supports his wife 
and two kids on his $25,000 salary, and he gets absolutely nothing from 
the Republican tax bill.
  Today I want to tell Members about Mary. Mary is a single mom. She 
will struggle to raise two kids on her own. Mary works 40 hours a week 
as a secretary for $12 an hour. That is a little less than $25,000 a 
year. Mary works hard and pays thousands of dollars in taxes. What does 
Mary get under the Republican tax bill? Nothing. Zero. Zip.
  What do Speaker Gingrich and the Republicans say about Mary? They say 
Mary is on welfare. Huge tax breaks for millionaires, nothing for Mary, 
nothing for Al. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans should come clean with the 
American people and tell the truth.

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