[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 106 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5669]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       THE TRUTH ABOUT TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I want to respond to my friend from 
Michigan, Mr. Bonior.
  The administration continues to crunch numbers, trying to make most 
Americans rich; Americans, by the way, that are struggling, who are not 
rich.
  I believe, finally, there is a balance here in this body that wants 
to give a tax cut to those people that deserve it. There are those on 
the other side of the aisle who complain about the tax cut, and I think 
they are really showing their true colors. They do not really care 
about struggling families, they do not want a tax cut anyway. What they 
want is to increase our taxes, they want the Government to have more of 
our money.
  So if my colleagues really want a tax cut, just admit it and do all 
the working people in this country a favor: Tell them they do not know 
what is best for their family, tell them they need to pay more taxes, 
tell them they would rather take more money out of their pocket, tell 
them they should give more to the IRS. But please tell them the truth 
about tax relief.

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