Rod Grams: “last evening President Clinton delivered a marvelous campaign speech that is certain to give Americans great hope about…”

“last evening President Clinton delivered a marvelous campaign speech that is certain to give Americans great hope about what he will deliver this year. However, the campaign is over and Mr. Clinton must deliver and be held accountable on his campaign promises. His track record is not very good. Candidate Clinton promised middle class tax relief, but President Clinton delivered the largest tax increase in U.S. history. Candidate Clinton promised to ``grow'' the economy, but President Clinton has delivered more unfunded mandates on small businesses, higher taxes, more regulation, and a new health care payroll tax that will kill jobs, full-time employment opportunities, and put small businesses out of business. Candidate Clinton promised health care reform, but President Clinton wants to deliver a monstrous, government-run, bureaucratic nightmare that is not reform. The President promises the American people the moon but delivers higher taxes, more regulation, and less effective government. My constituents have told me they hope health care reform will not hurt them too much. Mr. President, take a page out of the Hippocratic Oath and create your own bureaucratic oath: First do no harm. Keep the promises to the campaign trail and let us do no harm. Deliver no harm to hardworking Americans, who already pay 40 percent of their incomes in taxes; no harm to employers who are in the best position to create new jobs; and no harm to our health care system.”