[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10887]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     VOTE AGAINST THE BUSH TAX CUT

  (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, it is hard to understand just what the 
White House and the leadership of this Congress have against the poor 
folk in this country and the millions who have lost jobs because of the 
mess they have made of the economy.
  Just look at the contrast between the frustrations of the people and 
the Republicans' proposed remedies. Over 43 million people with no 
insurance, yet they cut Medicaid. With unemployment high, Americans 
need the security of extended unemployment benefits, yet they refuse 
the extension Democrats have been fighting for. Those on welfare need 
more than a stopgap job that leads nowhere, and yet the training that 
can lift them out of poverty is being denied. People with disabilities, 
veterans, many others are also being shortchanged.
  All children need a quality education, and yet education and college 
loans are underfunded. States are barely treading water, and all 
regular people are struggling under an increasing tax burden while 
taxes are being cut to save corporations and the rich. The Christian 
values this country was founded on do not reconcile with the actions of 
the White House and our Republican leadership. Colleagues, vote with 
the Democrats. Vote against the Bush tax cut, and let us get our 
country back on the right track.

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