[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H69]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       ACHIEVING AMERICA'S GOALS

  (Mr. BLUNT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, last night in the State of the Union message 
the President set some good goals for America. He talked about a 
balanced budget, he talked about saving Social Security. He committed 
himself further to welfare reform; he is for education reform, he is 
against drugs, he is even for some family tax cuts.
  The question is not about whether these are the goals we want for 
America, but how to achieve those goals.

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  For instance, the President said that a family of four that makes 
less than $35,000 should not pay any Federal income tax if they have 
high child care costs. Well, I agree. A family of four that makes less 
than $35,000 should not pay any Federal income tax. But it should not 
matter whether they have child care costs or not--$35,000 for a family 
of four is $35,000.
  Mr. Speaker, we ought to work for those American families, and we 
ought to work for better solutions for American families.

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