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On the recordSeptember 6, 1996
I rise today to continue on the topic that was begun so admirably by yourself, the Senator from Arizona and the Senator from Oklahoma on the benefits of significant tax relief for all Americans, for individuals, for their families, for their children, for the next generation. Whenever we seem to debate tax policy in this body, we seem to begin with different premises, and I think we really must focus over the next year on a principle which I feel should govern our decisionmaking. That is, that there is no such thing as 'Government money.' Money today through taxes comes from individuals, hard-working individuals. It comes from a person, it comes from a family, it comes from a business, and it comes to Washington, DC, and not the other way around. For far too long, the Federal Government has treated the income of American people as its own money. This practice absolutely must stop.
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William H. Frist
Tennessee

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Discussing the need for tax relief and the principle that government funds come from individuals.

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