[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18748-18749]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             TRIGGER MECHANISM ALLOWS RESPONSIBLE TAX CUTS

  (Mr. KUYKENDALL asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUYKENDALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my strong 
support for the trigger mechanism that we put in the House tax cut 
bill. This trigger provides a safeguard from incurring massive deficits 
to finance the tax cuts. It is a simple provision.
  If interest paid on the national debt does not go down, then across-
the-board tax cuts are delayed until the next year.
  It recognizes that budget projections are just that, projections; and 
if the

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projections are overestimated, the tax cut will be deferred, avoiding 
additional debt.
  There is no question that Americans are overtaxed and deserve to keep 
more of their hard-earned dollars. But tax relief, no matter how 
desirable, must be provided responsibly. That is what the House's tax 
cut accomplishes.
  It is critical that this trigger mechanism stays in the legislation 
as it comes out of the conference committee.
  Tax cuts must be dependent upon tax reduction. I urge the House 
conferees to keep this responsible provision. Not only is it fiscally 
responsible, it is plain common sense.

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