[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8638]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          WHITE HOUSE SHOULD FORGET ABOUT ENERGY TAX INCREASE

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, just when we think our pocketbook is safe 
for a while, those folks over at the White House begin to dream up yet 
another new tax for the American people. Apparently, those same liberal 
economists who gave us the largest single peacetime tax increase in 
American history back in 1993 are now hard at work putting together an 
energy tax scheme that will increase the price of gasoline by up to 25 
cents per gallon and the cost of home heating and electricity by 
hundreds of dollars a year.
  Here is what one anonymous Clinton administration official reportedly 
said about this possible new energy tax. Obviously, we would want to do 
it in a way that is least obvious to consumers, but, any way we do it, 
consumers are going to pay the cost. That is scary.
  Mr. Speaker, working Americans are finally going to benefit from some 
tax relief next year, thanks to the work of this Congress. Let us let 
them enjoy it and let us urge President Clinton to forget about any new 
taxes.

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