[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H6621-H6622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRESS IS GIVING CHILDREN OF AMERICA THE GIFT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY

  (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, today my family celebrates the fifth birthday 
of my twin daughters, Dana and Claire. But long after the presents that 
they open today are put away and forgotten, this Congress will have 
given them, and given to the children of this country a much greater 
present. It is because today marks the end of a historic week in our 
Nation's economic history.
  For the first time in almost 30 years, Congress will pass a balanced 
budget and tax relief for working Americans, so that families who earn 
the money will be able to keep more of the money they earn. The day 
where Washington and the IRS have first claim on family income is over.
  This Republican Congress, working with our friends on the other side 
of the aisle, are giving my children and

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the children of every working parent in this country the greatest gift 
of all: the gift of economic security for their future, and for future 
generations of Americans.

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