[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT

  (Mr. ROGAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROGAN. Mr. Speaker, what a difference a few years makes. In 1993, 
Republicans were entering their 39th year in the minority in this 
House. That year was significant because Congress passed on to working 
people the largest tax increase in American history. The next year 
Republicans made a promise to the American people. They said that we 
will return more hard-earned money to working families, and put our 
national fiscal house in order, when we balance our Federal budget.
  Today, Mr. Speaker, we are on the verge of a historic agreement, 
because the promises made by our side are now promises kept for the 
American people. We are about to enact the first tax cut in 16 years 
and the first balanced budget since I was in the sixth grade.
  Promises made, promises kept.

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