[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9997]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               PRESIDENT WRONG TO LABEL TAXPAYERS SELFISH

  (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, we Republicans believe that one of the 
greatest family values we can promote in Congress is to allow hard-
working people to keep more of the money they have earned, and have the 
right to spend it on their families. How I wish the President would 
join us in that family value.
  I was stunned to pick up the front page of the newspaper yesterday 
and to see the headline: ``Clinton Labels Tax Cut Selfish.'' I read 
from the newspaper, lest anybody think I am exaggerating: ``President 
Clinton yesterday called voters attracted to Republican tax cut 
promises selfish, saying they should be satisfied instead with a 
revived economy, and happy to pay for government services'' (emphasis 
added).
  Yesterday, in Virginia he scolded voters for backing the selfishly 
gratifying pledge to slash taxes. ``This is going to be like one of 
those meals you order and you are hungry 30 minutes later,'' the 
President proclaimed.
  Mr. President, I am gravely disappointed in these comments. For a 
leader who likes to remind us he ``feels our pain,'' I wish you would 
recognize the pain caused by oppressively high taxes on working 
American families. You have a chance to join us in the fight to return 
more of their money from the IRS to their pocketbooks. I urge you to 
reconsider who is the truly selfish one in this debate.

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