[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 106 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HELP THE POOR, SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH

  (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, what do the poorest Americans think of our 
tax relief proposal? What do those forgotten Americans who face great 
obstacles in life think about a tax plan that begins with the idea that 
Americans should be allowed to keep more of their own money? If it were 
up to them to design the tax bill, what would it look like?
  I suspect what many of the poorest among us lack most is hope, so the 
question is, which tax relief measure would give those folks the most 
hope? Which tax bill would do the most for economic growth? Which tax 
bill would do the most to encourage job creation?
  I know that economic growth is not something that liberals like to 
talk about, but economic growth is what would give the most hope for 
the future. That is why the tax on savings and investment needs to be 
reduced. If Members disagree, then I have but one question: Would lower 
economic growth help the poor?

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