[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REDUCE TAXES ON HARD-WORKING AMERICANS

  (Mr. FOSSELLA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, the question before us is faith. Do we 
place our total faith in the Federal Government or do we place our 
faith in the American people?
  Not too long ago here in Washington we were faced with huge budget 
deficits. And because of a responsible Republican Congress, we now are 
on the path to prosperity because of the hard work of the American 
people. We were told then we could not cut taxes, and we did. And today 
we are facing a huge budget surplus here in Washington, and if left 
alone it will be spent here in Washington. Now we are told again today 
from those same people, we cannot cut taxes.
  Well, let us lay down the line right now. If we believe in the 
American people, if we believe that this is still the country of hope 
and opportunity and that anybody, given the right set of incentives and 
hard work and notions of personal responsibility, can go out there and 
succeed, let us reduce the taxes on the hard-working American people, 
let them keep more of their hard-earned money, and let us send the 
promise back to them. Let us promise them that if we give them the 
tools to succeed, we believe in them, not the people here in 
Washington, who all they will do is spend that money and too often 
unwisely.

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