[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 7 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Madam Speaker, as usual with this administration, the 
devil is in the details. The President's budget, carefully constructed 
by pollsters, is a hodgepodge of nice-sounding government programs. In 
fact, it expands government spending by close to $100 billion.
  Now, there are two ways to pay for this additional Washington 
spending. One is to increase taxes, and the other is to spend any 
surplus.
  Madam Speaker, my constituents have two messages for the President: 
Do not increase taxes and do not spend the surplus.
  The American people do not want more government programs; they want 
more efficient government programs. They do not want more taxes; they 
want lower taxes; and they do not want us to spend the surplus.
  I hope the President gets the message.

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