James M. Talent: “the perspective is totally different. The last budget agreement, the budget plan, big increase in taxes, big new burst…”

“the perspective is totally different. The last budget agreement, the budget plan, big increase in taxes, big new burst of domestic spending, deficits as far as the eye could see, passed on a totally partisan basis. Now we have a bipartisan budget agreement with tax relief, a plausible plan to balance the budget. We may do it sooner than we are expecting to do it, with real tax relief for the American people and restraint on domestic spending, a total sea change. There are the naysayers here, the old establishment type Members who are not going gently into that good night. They are the ``I want tax relief but'' Members. I want tax relief but not this plan. I want tax relief, but it does not give enough to this. I want tax relief but not now, or I want tax relief but I want it to end after 5 years. I just want to say, Mr. Speaker, I hope everybody needs to be aware, when they hear that ``I want tax relief but,'' make sure your wallet is still in your pocket. What they are trying to do is to keep that money for the Federal Government.”