[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H6622-H6623]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      GREAT DAY FOR EVERY AMERICAN

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, what an incredible difference the Republican 
Congress makes. Just a few short years ago, we saw the largest tax 
increase in history proposed by President Clinton. We are going to be 
repealing large parts of that today, and we saw a plan for nationalized 
health insurance,

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much of which is going to be addressed successfully with our private 
sector approach that is included in this bill.
  Today we celebrate the first balanced budget in nearly three decades, 
we celebrate the first tax cut in 16 years, and we mark the 
transformation of Bill Clinton from a tax-and-spend liberal to 
custodian of the Republican legacy of lower taxes and less government. 
It is a great day for every American.

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