Political Quotes

“Why should we make it more difficult to raise taxes? Most Americans believe the Federal Government is too big, is too intrusive in their lives. It is a bureaucracy they cannot deal with, and they do not want it to grow, so we do not need to look at more money. This government grows and our taxes grow without raising them. Many have said we are trying to protect the current Tax Code. That is a lie. If those really believe that, I urge them to join the Largent-Paxton bill that I joined and many have joined here that sunsets the current code on December 31st of 2001, but also requires that by July the 4th we have a replacement. We want to replace this code, but we do not want to make it easier to raise taxes. The vast majority of Americans believe the Federal Government should stop growing. It grows because of the aggressiveness of our current Tax Code. Now I am not opposing the cigarette tax, but I say for every penny that we bring in on a cigarette tax we need to decrease taxes an equal amount because we do not need more money in Washington.”