[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H8474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AMERICANS WANT THEIR CHANGE BACK

  (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, recently I was in Wichita, Kansas, at a fast 
food restaurant, and the person in line ahead of me ordered $4 worth of 
food. He handed over a $5 bill to the cashier, and they expected their 
change back, as would every American. They overpaid their food order, 
and they expected their change.
  Mr. Speaker, America has overpaid the cost of government, and they 
expect their change. What the Republicans have done is pay for the cost 
of the Federal Government, lock up all Social Security payments, 
protect Medicare payments, pay down the publicly-held debt, and after 
we have spent all that money and set aside all that money we still have 
overpaid the cost of government.
  Mr. Speaker, America deserves their change back, and that is exactly 
what our tax relief package does. It gives America back their change.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope the President will not veto Americans right to 
get their change back, from their overpaid bill.

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