[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 20 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H763]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            PRESIDENT CLINTON TURNING HIS BACK ON TAX REFORM

  (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, earlier this week, President Clinton turned 
his back on fundamental tax reform by reforming the tax code. He said 
that getting rid of the current tax code and replacing it with a better 
one is irresponsible.
  The President is finally revealing his true liberal self. As we enter 
a new century, we need a new tax code. We need a tax code that 
encourages savings and investment. We need a tax code that is simple, 
so that our citizens do not need to hire accountants and lawyers to 
comply with the rules. We need a tax code that takes less money from 
working families. We need a tax code that gives the American people a 
break, not manipulates their lives.
  For 40 years, the Democrats in this Congress built a tax code that 
was riddled with loopholes, ridiculous rules, and hard-to-understand 
regulations, all to control our lives. It is time to tear that system 
down and build a better, simpler, and fairer tax code for the next 
century.

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