Harold Volkmer: “Members of the House, today is the 92d day of the imperial speakership. You know, yesterday afternoon, discussing with…”

“Members of the House, today is the 92d day of the imperial speakership. You know, yesterday afternoon, discussing with one of the Gingrich Republicans about their tax bill, I advised them that I did not plan to vote for that tax bill. I planned to vote against it. He says, ``You must be brave to be able to go back to your district after voting against such a great tax bill.'' Well, in the first place, I said, ``I don't think that is a great tax bill. Second thing, it has no tax fairness in it. It doesn't lead to deficit reduction, but it explodes the deficit in out years.'' I advised that Gingrich Republican I was going to vote for the Gephardt tax bill which limited the $500 child credit to those earning $95,000, not $200,000. You know, in my district, the Ninth District in Missouri, middle income is not $200,000. I do not have very many people earning $200,000. Yet the Gingrich Republican says $200,000 are middle income. They say that corporations should not have to pay any taxes here in the United States. I say corporations should pay their fair taxes. I voted for a tax fairness yesterday.”