[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THE PRESIDENT'S TAX CUT

  (Mr. SANDLIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, country singer Alan Jackson croons, ``Who 
says you can't have it all?'' We need tax cuts in America. We deserve 
tax cuts in America. We support tax cuts in America. But the American 
public is not fooled by the charade that is before us today. It is time 
to do what the American people do every day. It is time to do what 
American families do, American farms, American businesses. We simply 
must know what our budget is before we pass massive tax cuts in this 
country. There is no other responsible way.
  Because make no mistake about it, Mr. Speaker, if we pass massive tax 
cuts without a budget, there is absolutely no way to address 
prescription drugs, to address education, to address military readiness 
in this country. The only way to do that is to spend the Social 
Security Trust Fund. That is just not right.
  In closing, let us reflect on the musings of President Herbert 
Hoover, he of fiscal fame, who said, ``Blessed are the young, for they 
shall inherit the national debt.''
  Mr. Speaker, we do not need another Herbert Hoover. We do not need 
anything like that. We need responsibility. We need discipline. We need 
a budget, Mr. Speaker.

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