Paul Coverdell: “I thought he made an absolutely eloquent presentation as to why our…”

On the recordJune 3, 1996

I thought he made an absolutely eloquent presentation as to why our Nation, this generation, and particularly those yet to come, are so dependent on the type of discipline as represented by the proposal the Senator from Illinois suggests. The reason, if you read through his works, is over and over there was an abiding fear of government and its spending proliferation consuming the resources of the breadearner, himself or herself. If he were here today on this floor, he would be a very disappointed gentleman, when he would know that the wages of a working family, currently almost half of them--it depends on who you are--are consumed by a growing and growing government. We just mentioned the data that, unchecked or unchanged, a child born yesterday will forfeit 84 percent of his or her working lifetime wages. That is not possible. There will be a revolution. This is going to be solved.

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Paul Coverdell

Georgia

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Discussing government spending and its impact on working families.

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Paul Coverdell: “I thought he made an absolutely eloquent presentation as to why our Nation, this generation, and particularly those yet…”

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