[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 3026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        THE PRESIDENT'S TAX CUT

  (Mr. JOHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHN. Mr. Speaker, I think it is imperative that this Congress 
provide a tax cut to the American people. We can afford it. It has 
positive economic impacts, and we should do it. But I think equally 
important is paying down our national debt. And then we factor in 
priority spending on education, which is important to us, prescription 
drugs for Medicare benefits, missile defense, agriculture, the list 
goes on and on. How do we know how much money to allot in different 
places? How do we know that $1.6 trillion is not too much of a tax cut? 
How do we know if $1.6 trillion is not too little of a tax cut? How do 
we not know if $1.6 trillion is just right?
  Please present a budget to us so we can prioritize the surpluses that 
may occur over the next 10 years. I urge the other side to show us the 
budget. It is important for the American people to provide not only a 
tax cut but to prioritize the spending of this country for the next 10 
years.

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