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Jack Kingston: “I think the gentleman has answered that very eloquently. The bottom line is, we American people can spend our money…”

On the recordApril 30, 1997
I think the gentleman has answered that very eloquently. The bottom line is, we American people can spend our money better than bureaucrats in Washington can. Let American people keep more of their own savings. They will create jobs, more people go to work, less people are on public assistance. When less people are on public assistance, again, more people working and paying in, revenues do go up. I think Presidents Kennedy and Reagan have both proven that and I think we need to prove that again in this session of Congress.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Discussing the benefits of allowing Americans to keep more of their savings.

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