[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14505]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, in the next couple of weeks, Americans will 
be receiving a tax refund of moneys paid to the Federal Government. The 
other side of the aisle claimed America could not afford it, we should 
not do it, it is not right.
  Ladies and gentlemen, when that check arrives in the mail of those 
millions of Americans, I think they will thank the House of 
Representatives for their efforts in restoring faith in government. We 
are returning surplus to them and making certain our economy can be 
reinvigorated by that $55 billion of revenue we are sending home to 
them. Not our money, not our money here in Washington, but the money of 
the hardworking taxpayer.
  The minority leader recently said if he had a chance to do it again, 
he would raise your taxes. Ladies and gentlemen, that is the difference 
of the political parties in power. Republicans would like to give you 
your money back. Others on the other side would like to take more and 
waste more of your hard-earned cash. The economy is struggling. 
Unemployment, layoffs are occurring throughout America. Let us signal 
to our constituents whose side we are on.
  Ladies and gentlemen, we are on your side, hardworking Americans, 
giving you faith in government, restoring freedom, and making certain 
your hard-earned dollars are not wasted in the Capitol. If we keep it 
here, you can be assured it will be wasted. If we send it home, you 
will buy clothes for your kids, take your summer vacation, put your 
money in your savings account, but, after all, God bless you, it is 
your money.

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