Victor Fazio: “we read in the Washington Post this morning that Leader Armey is taking the leading role in defining the remainder of…”

“we read in the Washington Post this morning that Leader Armey is taking the leading role in defining the remainder of this Congress' Republican revolution. Apparently the revolution he wants to bring about is to cut education so that we can go about reducing the gas tax without any promise, any commitment that that will actually be passed through to consumers. While oil companies are profiting, and obviously many are based in his home State of Texas, we seem to think the only way we can help people who are suffering from incredible increases at the pump would be to cut programs that will help their children. This is the same leader who indicates we ought not to have a minimum wage, let alone an increase in it, that would take it, in real dollars, from 1950 to 1960. It seems to me if we are going to address the issue of cutting taxes on gasoline without passing them through to consumers, we certainly ought to be willing to take up the issue of a minimum wage for those people who struggle each day to put food on the table for their families. That would be a fair way to lead this institution.”