Joseph Knollenberg: “Mr. Speaker, every hard working American family stands to benefit from the policies the Republican Congress is moving…”

“Mr. Speaker, every hard working American family stands to benefit from the policies the Republican Congress is moving forward. Despite the outrageous scare tactics and the "sky is falling" strategy of the Democrats, the future will be better for our children and our grandchildren. We have successfully aimed to cut wasteful spending, reduce duplication, and lower taxes to get the Government out of our workers checkbooks. And with a balanced budget, lower interest rates will mean lower mortgages, lower car payments, and more affordable student loans. We have pushed for welfare reform that rewards hard work and perseverance and returns the expectation of personal responsibility. The Democrats and President Clinton have only blown hot air at welfare reform while still pushing the same old spend-spend-spend welfare state. Republicans have promoted workplace safety protections and pushed for better designed programs to help students go to college. And if you really want to help working families, we'll cut their taxes and let them keep more of their hard-earned money rather than give them 90 cents an hour. We've made solid progress to cut spending, balance the budget, and make this Government work better. This bill is an important part of the fight. So reject the deception and the distortions. Support the rule. It is a good rule. It is an open rule and support this bill.”