Sam Gibbons: “the Democrats have known for a long time that a government that robs from Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the…”

“the Democrats have known for a long time that a government that robs from Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul. Our liberal colleagues want to rob the hard working taxpayers of America by taking their tax surplus and giving it to Washington bureaucrats. Not so fast! That tax surplus does not belong to Congress, does not belong to the administration, and does not belong to the bureaucrats. Rather, it belongs to the taxpayers. We must cut taxes so that families can take that much-needed vacation, spend some time with their kids, or even put some money aside for their education. Now, recently, President Clinton labeled this idea of giving back the taxpayer some money the wrong course for America. Well, Mr. Speaker, the American people just are not going to accept the Democrats' liberal spin on this at this time. The Republican Congress is determined to track down the mistakes of 60 years of liberals robbing from Peter to pay Paul. Republicans are determined to save the ship before it sinks from the weight and burdens of excess taxes. Mr. Speaker, I yield back to the American public any much-needed tax break.”