PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION |
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House of Representatives |
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March 8, 2001 | |
GROWTH AND TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2001 |
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Mr. Speaker, I support the largest tax
cut possible, but I want to see a budget first. The law requires it, and
as a small business owner, I demand it. We need to pay down the debt. It
is out of control, nearly $6 trillion.
The American people deserve to know that our government
is spending over $1 billion a day simply paying interest on the debt, some
$360 billion every single year.
Mr. Speaker, $8 billion only pays 6 days of
interest on the national debt. I want a tax cut. I want a budget first.
I want to save Social Security. I want to pay down the debt.
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Floor Statement List |