Jack Kingston: “Well, Mr. Speaker, it is only 10:30 and the Democrats are already confused. No surprise, but usually they make it to 11…”

“Well, Mr. Speaker, it is only 10:30 and the Democrats are already confused. No surprise, but usually they make it to 11 o'clock. Here is the idea of nothing for the poor. Let us examine the case of a person who is poor who does not work. Their children get WIC, their children and they get food stamps, they get Medicaid, they get public transportation, they get college education, they get free housing. Now on top of that the Clinton Democrat liberals want to take $500 per child tax credit from a single working woman with a 14-year-old and 16-year-old, and instead of giving that single working woman a $1,000 tax credit for her 14-year-old and 16-year-old, they want to say no, she does not get any of it, and give it to somebody who is not working and who is not paying taxes. There is no discussion here about the poor not getting anything. What we are discussing here is taking the money from middle class working people and giving it to those who are not paying taxes. This is a tax credit. Tax credit goes to those who pay taxes. We are not debating taking away public assistance benefits which are secure, which will continue to go to the poor.”