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Kenny Hulshof: obviously the topic of choice is the upcoming vote. I have been sitting here patiently for about an hour and a half…

On the recordJune 25, 1997
obviously the topic of choice is the upcoming vote. I have been sitting here patiently for about an hour and a half waiting our turn for this special order and have consistently heard on the other side of the aisle about these tax breaks which we will have a chance to visit about and hopefully get the rest of the story out there, because I think unfortunately, too much rhetoric has been spewing out and we want to set the record straight. I want to start this time that we have, Mr. Speaker, and relate to my colleagues something that happens on a regular basis when I go back to the Ninth Congressional District of Missouri. Hardly a day goes by, when I make it back every weekend, when I am not stopped at the supermarket or at the church or at some function back in Missouri, and a constituent comes up and says, Mr. Hulshof, I am working longer, I am working harder than ever, and yet I barely have anything left over in my checkbook at week's end. When is Washington going to give me a break? Well, Mr. Speaker, I am happy to announce that if tomorrow goes as we hope, we want the American people to know that tomorrow is the day they get a break.
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Kenny Hulshof
Missouri

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Discussing tax breaks and constituent concerns during a special order speech.

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