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Frank Riggs: all the attacks in the world on Mr. Starr are not going to distract attention from the fact that 16 indictments and 9…

On the recordMay 7, 1996
all the attacks in the world on Mr. Starr are not going to distract attention from the fact that 16 indictments and 9 convictions later, the Whitewater investigation proceeds. Mr. Speaker, today is tax freedom day. It is the day Americans stop working for the Government and start working for themselves. Tax freedom day is now 128 days into the year. That's up 6 days since Bill Clinton took over the White House. Six days is over a week's worth of work. That's another paycheck the American people will not see because Bill Clinton raised taxes in 1993. Today, the average family pays almost 40 percent of their income in taxes. That is wrong. A 40-percent tax rate is simply too much for a struggling family. Bill Clinton may be riding high in the polls today. But that does not change the reality that he is a big government tax and spend liberal who gave Americans the largest tax increase in history and who fought against and vetoed any tax relief for America's families. Happy tax freedom day, Mr. Speaker.
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Frank Riggs
California

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Discussing tax policy and the implications of tax freedom day during a speech.

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