[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13980]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       BATTLE BETWEEN CONGRESSIONAL LIBERALS AND REPUBLICAN PARTY

  (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, there is a battle going on in this country, 
a fierce struggle between two opposing forces, each of enormous 
strength.
  The battle is between the greedy hand of big government and the 
people. Individual liberty is at stake.
  On one side stands the defenders of the greedy hand of big 
government, the liberals in Congress. On the other side stands the 
defenders of individual liberty, the Republican Party.
  One side defends the greedy hand of big government at every turn, 
every day, on every bill, on every bureaucratic decision. The other 
side strains mightily to provide tax relief for working Americans and 
resists the siren call of the Washington politicians who claim that big 
government is the answer to all our problems.
  Does anyone doubt the truth of this? If so, who on the other side 
will step forward and refute them? Who on the other side will denounce 
the greedy hand of big government and voice this support for individual 
liberty through tax relief and against the forces which erode our 
liberty with each passing day?

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