[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 116 (Thursday, September 9, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H8003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




LIBERALS HATE THE IDEA OF ALLOWING AMERICANS TO KEEP MORE OF THEIR OWN 
                                 MONEY

  (Mr. WELDON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Madam Speaker, the Washington Post editorial 
page has editorialized yet again against the Republican tax cut 
proposals. Hardly a week goes by without the Washington Post and other 
liberal publications warning against the idea of letting Americans keep 
more of their hard-earned money. To me that is a pretty good indication 
that it is exactly what we need to do.
  Of course, the same crowd that called Ronald Reagan's tax cuts 
dangerous, foolish, and irresponsible are now singing the same tune 
today. They are the same people who just 2 years ago said that it was 
impossible to cut taxes and balance the budget at the same time. And, 
of course, they are the same crowd that could not praise President 
Clinton enough for raising taxes by a record amount.
  See, Madam Speaker, some people really do not believe that people can 
spend their own money better than Washington can, and they really hate 
the idea that people should be able to keep more of the fruits of their 
hard-earned labor and reap the benefits of saving and sacrificing and 
realizing their dreams, and of course they are against tax cuts.

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