[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 16 (Thursday, February 26, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H635-H636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CLINTON'S BUDGET AND THE AMERICAN FAMILY

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

[[Page H636]]

  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, the President's budget includes a Citizen's 
Guide to help taxpayers better understand the budget process. It 
describes a typical American household where a father and mother sit 
around their kitchen table to review the family budget. They decide how 
much they can spend on food, shelter, clothing, and transportation, and 
figure out if they will be able to afford a family vacation this year.
  Let us say that this family described in the Citizen's Guide thinks 
that it is important to keep one parent home to care of their children. 
Imagine how puzzled they will be when they realize in the President's 
plan they do not get a tax break unless both of them work.
  And I bet that typical American family is sitting around the kitchen 
table wondering why the President feels compelled to raise taxes by 
over $100 billion when we are on the eve of a balanced budget for the 
first time in 20 years.
  Mr. Speaker, imagine when they hear they will have to help finance 85 
new Washington spending programs, including 39 new expanded 
entitlements. There goes the family vacation.
  Mr. Speaker, I am glad our typical American family is strong, because 
they are going to find the President's budget very taxing indeed.

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