[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TAX CUTS AND EXCUSES

  (Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, the liberal Democrats, the ones 
that gave us the largest tax increase in the history of this Nation in 
1993, go through more excuses why they are opposed to tax cuts than 
Victor Newman on ``The Young and the Restless'' goes through wives.
  Another striking parallel is that these liberal Democrats change 
excuses with as little shame as Victor has when he changes wives. One 
excuse is as good as another, it seems. It kind of makes you wonder if 
these liberal Democrats can be trusted to honor their agreement to tax 
cuts. After all, sooner or later they will come up with a new excuse 
why the middle class should be denied a long overdue tax cut.
  The excuse does not even have to be a good one, as long as they can 
act like they are morally outraged. Sure, we can make up new 
definitions of who the rich are so that millions of middle-class 
families can kiss their tax cuts goodbye. Or we can falsely claim that 
letting people keep more of their own money is some kind of lucky tax 
giveaway. Or we can complain that people with no taxes to cut are not 
going to get a tax cut. Excuses, excuses.

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