[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19455]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION

  (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 Republican tax deal is a step 
in the wrong direction. We must use this historic opportunity to save 
Social Security and Medicare and to pay down on our national debt. We 
should not be wasting it on huge tax breaks for America's wealthiest 
people.
  The Republican tax bill does nothing to save Social Security, nothing 
to strengthen Medicare, nothing to reduce our national debt. A huge 
windfall for the rich, pocket change; pocket change for working 
Americans.

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  Yes, it is pocket change for working families. It is a mistake. It is 
irresponsible. It is not the right thing to do. It is not the right 
direction to go.

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