[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 96 (Friday, July 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONTINUE IN DIRECTION OF TAX CUTS

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, in the remaining months of the 105th 
Congress, business will be conducted in one of two ways: We will 
conduct business in the old way it was done for 40 years of Democrat 
rule, or we can conduct business in a new way, the way business began 
being conducted in the beginning of January, 1995.
  Under the old way, Congress did not hold the line on spending. New 
goodies were added in the closing days of the session and serious 
attempts at reform were blocked by the usual special interests.
  Under the new way, Congress considers the impact of spending on the 
family budget first. Instead of asking Washington if Washington can 
afford new spending, we now ask whether the family can afford it.
  It is entirely a new way of thinking. Under the old way, Washington 
acted like it was doing you a favor by letting you keep more of your 
own money. Under the new philosophy, the Republicans are pushing to cut 
taxes as much as possible, because we think middle-class families are 
paying too much in taxes to a government that is not careful with their 
money. It is time to continue in this new direction.

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