[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H5463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 LIBERALS FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ACCURATELY DESCRIBE REPUBLICAN TAX CUT 
                                PROPOSAL

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, why is it so difficult for liberals to 
accurately describe our tax cut proposals? In fact, to date I have yet 
to hear a single Democrat describe our budget surplus proposal by what 
is actually in our proposal.
  As this chart illustrates, Republicans have indicated their 
priorities by putting $2 for retirement security to every $1 for tax 
relief from projected surpluses over the next 10 years. Let me repeat 
that. From the budget surpluses, we allocate $2 for retirement security 
for every $1 for tax relief.
  That means that Social Security and Medicare will be preserved. It 
also means that our preference is for tax relief over new Washington 
spending.
  Make no mistake about it, whenever the Democrats talk about their 
opposition to tax cuts and their preference for debt reduction, we can 
be sure that this will mean new Washington spending. If the 40 years of 
Democrat control in the House are any indication, that money will be 
spent.
  A balanced reproach is $2 for $1: $2 for retirement security, $1 for 
tax relief.

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