[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 125 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     SUPPORT TAXPAYER DIVIDEND ACT

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, the Republican Congress has done what many 
of our liberal colleagues have thought impossible. We balanced the 
Federal budget while at the same time providing much-needed tax relief 
for hardworking families of this country. To top it off, the 
Congressional Budget Office says that we will actually show a surplus 
as a result of this historic agreement.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues not to take their eye off that 
ball. Any tax surplus generated represents too much money the Federal 
Government has taken from the hard working American people. This money 
must be used either to reduce the national debt or return to the people 
in the form of additional tax benefits.
  I would like to commend the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Boehner] for 
introducing the Taxpayer Dividend Act, which will ensure that this very 
important goal is met. I urge my colleagues to join me in cosponsoring 
this important bill.

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