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Patsy T. Mink: “I say to my colleagues, you study this tax cut program today, you'll see that the $60 billion that we took away from…”

On the recordApril 5, 1995
I say to my colleagues, you study this tax cut program today, you'll see that the $60 billion that we took away from poor needy families is going to pay for the tax cuts for the super rich in this country. I stand here today, not as an expert on the tax cuts and the implications that are going to fall upon this Nation in 5 or 10 years, but I stand here today and ask the question, Is it ever fair for the Congress of the United States to pass tax cuts for the super rich and to pay for it out of the needs, and wants and feelings of the poorest in this country? We cut school lunches. We are going to cut the student aid programs in our colleges. We took away some of the WIC Program. We took away the base of guarantee of the welfare structure by taking away the entitlements. On and on, Mr. Chairman, the sacrifices that are being called upon to pay for this tax cut are coming from the average citizens of this country.
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Patsy T. Mink
Hawaii
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Addressing the impact of tax cuts on welfare programs during a House debate.

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