[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 5 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A LEOPARD CANNOT CHANGE HIS SPOTS

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, it is often said that a leopard cannot change 
his spots. It must also be said of Bill Clinton that he cannot stop his 
bad habits, the most obvious of those habits being his propensity to 
tax and spend.
  The President's budget submission is a reaffirmation of this 
administration's commitment to a bigger government and a heavier tax 
burden for working Americans. The President's budget includes close to 
$100 billion in new taxes to pay for close to $100 billion in bigger 
government.
  The American people do not want new taxes and they do not want new 
government programs. They want a smaller and smarter government that 
takes less of their money and works more effectively for their 
families. This is not the time to increase taxes. This is the time to 
cut taxes. The President's budget is a disappointment, but not a 
surprise. One cannot expect a leopard to change its spots and one 
cannot expect President Clinton to embrace the concepts of a smaller 
and smarter Federal Government.

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