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




        DEMOCRATS STOOD UP AND FOUGHT FOR HARD-WORKING FAMILIES

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remind my Democratic 
colleagues of what we can accomplish when we stand up and fight for 
what we believe in.
  Last week our Republican colleagues were calling a tax cut for hard-
working police officers and kindergarten teachers welfare. But 
Democrats stood tall and fought hard for tax relief for all Americans 
who work for a living, who pay taxes, even though they may not make a 
lot of money.
  Today, this House will vote on a tax bill that includes a $500 tax 
credit for all of America's working families. This bill also provides a 
$1,500 HOPE scholarship to make college more affordable for middle-
class families, and $24 billion for children's health care, the single 
largest investment in health care since 1965.
  All of these priorities the Democrats in the last several weeks have 
fought and stood tall on and have won. The Democrats said, in fact, 
that what they did not want to do was to provide tax breaks for the 
richest and the wealthiest in this country. It is middle class families 
who have won the benefit of the Democrats' hard work in these last 
several weeks.

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