[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 21899-21900]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  CALL FOR LIBERALS TO EXPLAIN WHY TAX RELIEF PROPOSAL IS SO OFFENSIVE

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, liberal Democrats do an awful lot of railing 
against the Republican tax proposal that the President has promised to 
veto. The funny thing is they never tell us exactly what parts of the 
tax proposal they find so offensive.

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  Are they against the part that would make it easier for parents to 
save for their children's education? Are they against the part that 
would make it easier for workers to obtain health insurance? Are they 
against reducing the marriage penalty? Are they against doing away with 
the death tax? Or are they against the part which reduces the tax on 
capital gains, the part of the tax code which has perhaps the greatest 
impact on whether the American economy is a job-producing machine.
  Who will come forth and explain what part of the Republican tax 
proposal offends liberal sensibilities? Let me tell my colleagues I 
think all of it offends them because they want every penny they can get 
for more government and bigger government.
  I am not surprised that a liberal President wants to veto this true 
tax relief package.

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