[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5582]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       DEMOCRAT HOSTILITY TOWARD TAX RELIEF FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS

  (Mr. PAPPAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAPPAS. Mr. Speaker, some things change, some things do not. It 
seems that the liberals fall into the second category. The truth is, 
the liberal view of tax relief is about as out of date as Barry 
Manilow.
  Let us be clear. I have not thrown away all of my Barry Manilow 
cassettes, but I must say I do not listen to them much anymore. The 
problems with the liberal Democratic ideas are much more serious. They 
are much more serious because how they view taxes is much more than a 
matter of taste. It is a question of what is fair and what is not.
  Tax policy has a critical effect on how many jobs are created, what 
kind of jobs are created, and of course, how much money we get to take 
home with us from working in those jobs. We would never know it from 
listening to the liberal Democrats. In fact, I cannot even recall the 
last time when they have even mentioned the importance of economic 
growth for the middle class, or how the tax proposal would affect 
economic growth.
  So they are still singing the same old song about their hostility 
toward tax relief for the middle class; oops, I am sorry, I mean, in 
their eyes, the rich.

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