[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H8465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I think a lot of people forget 
who is paying the taxes. It is the American citizens. For too long, the 
Federal Government has increased taxes on our families, our seniors, 
our farmers and our businesses. The Taxpayer Relief Act returns $80 
billion to its rightful owners, the American people, and sets aside 
$1.4 trillion to protect Social Security. That is 90 percent of the 
total surplus.
  President Clinton calls this, ``a gimmick to please people.'' Mr. 
Speaker, I urge Americans, do not believe him. The President has 
already proposed spending billions from the surplus on bigger 
government. He is the one with the gimmicks. President Clinton keeps 
forgetting the surplus belongs to the taxpayers of America.
  We can protect Social Security and give tax relief. Let us do it.

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