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Nick Smith: “It seems important that we point out, Mr. Speaker, that over the last 40 years of Democrat control of this House, taxes…”

On the recordJune 19, 1997
It seems important that we point out, Mr. Speaker, that over the last 40 years of Democrat control of this House, taxes increased much faster than inflation. My first year in Congress, 1993, the Democrat leadership without a single Republican vote decided that the best way to go was to increase taxes $250 billion over that 5-year period. Now, what we are talking about is giving only a small part of that 1993 tax increase back to the American people. We are only giving $85 billion back of that $250 billion tax increase. What we have got to do is figure out the kind of tax changes that are going to increase job opportunity, increase paychecks and give more freedom and opportunity and responsibility to individuals.
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Nick Smith
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing tax increases and their impact during a speech in the House.

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