[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18610]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               A REPUBLICAN SHOPPING SPREE FOR THE RICH

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans are trying to ram 
through an $800 billion tax bill. The Republican tax bill does nothing 
to save Social Security, nothing to preserve or protect Medicare and 
nothing to reduce our national debt. The Republican tax bill provides 
huge tax breaks for America's wealthiest people while providing pocket 
change for American working families. Tens of thousands for the rich, 
pennies for working men and women. This is the Republican way. That is 
not fair, that is not right, that is not just.
  Mr. Speaker, we have a chance to finally put our economic house in 
order, to pay down our national collected credit card. Just when we are 
in a position to do what is right, the Republican want to go on a 
shopping spree. The American people and this Congress should do what is 
right. We should reject the Republican tax bill.

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