Sheila Jackson Lee: “I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, the American people will look forward to a Thanksgiving and a…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, the American people will look forward to a Thanksgiving and a Christmas of which families come together, but they will also see a Halloween. Today, on the floor of the House, the Republicans will vote for the worst Halloween of hobgoblins and ghosts and monsters that you can ever imagine. Monsters scare children, so today we will be voting on that monster that will scare children. Let me let you listen to Senator Sykes from Kansas, her State offering a Republican tax cut that was going to boost the economy. Her words are: ``With the benefit of hindsight, we can say with certainty this promise was unfulfilled. In the following 5 years, Kansas experienced nine rounds of budget cuts, stress on State agencies, and the inability to effectively provide the core functions of government for our citizens.'' Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record Senator Sykes' message to Congress. A Message to Congress: Don't Make the Same Mistake We Did in Kansas (By Dinah Sykes, a Republican member of the Kansas State Senate) Americans want efficient government, responsible spending and reasonable taxes. This is not difficult. Yet sometimes what seems so simple becomes complicated when these concepts are turned into buzzwords and used as weapons for political gain.…”