[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]




     TIME FOR THE LEFT TO STOP TWISTING THE TRUTH ABOUT TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, it is time for the left to 
stop twisting the truth about tax relief. That is the headline of the 
editorial in this week's U.S. News & World Report.
  Here is what the editorial says. It says that ``The middle-class 
families that benefit from the Republican tax plan should hardly be 
considered rich.'' The editorial goes on: ``The way the left is trying 
to twist the tax debate, boldly ragging successful Americans as a way 
to achieve political points, trivializes the real issues and divides us 
as a people.'' That is what the U.S. News & World Report says.
  The editorial suggests that the Democrat approach to this tax debate 
is a lot like the phony get-rich-quick schemes we often see on 
television, suggesting that somehow you magically become wealthy 
overnight. If Members are inclined to believe that kind of baloney, I 
would direct their attention to the get-rich-quick scheme presented 
here on my left.
  All the Democrats, call the U.S. Treasury Department, 202-622-0120, 
and they can find out how, by applying their philosophy on taxes and 
income, their middle-class income actually makes them wealthy 
overnight, overnight. All Members have to do is call the Treasury 
Department, and they, too, can find out how the Democrats believe they 
are rich. Call the Treasury now, 202-622-0120. Democrat operators are 
standing by.

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