[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 106 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H5670-H5671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                AN UNJUST AND UNFAIR REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN

  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, one purpose of Government is to 
suppress injustice. The Republican tax plan does just the opposite. 
This plan unjustly benefits the top 5 percent of income earners by 
giving them over 50 percent of the cuts. This plan unjustly

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excludes working and middle-income students trying to pay for an 
education.
  Take, for example, Tina, a single parent, mother of four, and student 
at Malcolm X College. With an income of $25,000, she pays $1,400 in 
tuition and fees. She would receive no break under the Republican plan. 
That is unjust. Under the Democratic plan, Tina would receive a $400 
tax break. That is justice for a single mother of four attempting to 
get an education.
  In addition to Tina, 4.8 million other Americans are left out by the 
Republican plan: Police officers, schoolteachers, dental assistants, 
and carpenters would not receive a break. The Republican plan can be 
summed up in three words: Unjust and unfair. Give America a break. Let 
us support a fair and just plan.

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