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John Browder: “The Committee on the Budget during the past months has traveled around the country to listen to the wisdom of the…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 1995
The Committee on the Budget during the past months has traveled around the country to listen to the wisdom of the American people. I have asked at these public hearings whether they want us to use budget savings to pay for a tax cut or to apply them to the budget deficit. The overwhelming response has been, ``Cut the deficit first.'' The tax cut is a big train on a fast track, but Mr. and Mrs. America are right. We should make any tax cuts dependent on our meeting deficit reduction targets pointing toward a balanced budget. Mr. Speaker, I am circulating a plan to do this, and, if any of my colleagues would like more information, I encourage them to talk with me about the balanced budget dividend plan.
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John Browder
Democratic · Alabama
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing public input on budget priorities and advocating for deficit reduction before tax cuts.

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