On the recordJanuary 31, 1996
last week President Clinton said this was the end of the era of big government. And this week, the President says that he established a record of remarkable consistency. Mr. Speaker, let's review the facts. President Clinton is responsible for the largest tax increase in American history. He tried to take over one-seventh of the U.S. economy by socializing the Nation's health care system. Last year, the President submitted four budget plans, none of which balanced, all of which had $200 billion deficits as far as the eye could see. And only until very recently has the President submitted a balanced budget, but even that puts off the tough choices for future politicians and spends $326 billion more on failed Washington programs. If this is the end of big government, I must be in political fantasyland. Mr. Speaker, let's cut through the double-speak see that, in reality, Bill Clinton has become big government's little buddy.
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