[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    REPUBLICANS BELIEVE IN TAX CUTS

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of Americans who believe 
that there is not much difference between Democrats and Republicans. 
Well, there certainly is here in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  For example, let us consider taxes. The Democrats, under President 
Clinton, passed the largest increase in U.S. history back in 1993. The 
liberals have not stopped praising that tax increase ever since. The 
liberals are actually happy to raise taxes because that means more 
revenues for big government and more money to spend on their special 
interests.
  Republicans believe that the government is too big and that 
Washington politicians have too much power. Republicans passed tax cuts 
last time and it is our goal to pass additional tax cuts this year. Let 
us get rid of the unfair marriage penalty, for example. Let us get rid 
of the death tax. Let us reduce taxes on all Americans.
  The difference between Democrats and Republicans here in the House: 
The Democrats believe that the bureaucrats here in Washington know best 
how to spend taxpayers' money. Republicans think that the American 
people are smart enough to know how to spend their own money.

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