[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5417]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                               TAX RELIEF

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, with a determination to save the 
American dream for the next generation, the Republican Congress has 
turned the tax-and-spend culture of Washington upside down and produced 
a balanced budget with tax cuts for the American people. Now that the 
Federal Government's financial house is finally in order, the big 
question facing Congress and the President is, what is next? With the 
average family still paying taxes, more in taxes than it spends on 
basic necessities, the obvious answer is tax relief for the American 
worker.
  As we move from the era of budget deficits to budget surpluses, some 
people in this town will argue that we can afford to spend this money 
on new programs. However, that is the mindset that got us in trouble in 
the first place. For our children's sake, for common sense sake, it 
must be rejected once and for all. I urge, Mr. Speaker, my colleagues 
to continue fighting for the additional tax relief that the American 
people need and deserve.

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