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Mark Neumann: “Is it not a wonderful fight we are going to have out here over which taxes we should cut and how far we should cut them?…”

On the recordJune 17, 1997
Is it not a wonderful fight we are going to have out here over which taxes we should cut and how far we should cut them? Think back to 1993. Does the gentleman remember 1993? The question was which taxes should we raise and how far should we raise them. This body by one vote passed the largest tax increase in American history. Then it went over to the Senate and the Senate by one vote cast the largest tax increase in American history. We are not talking about raising taxes to balance the budget. We are talking about reducing taxes and at the same time reducing the rate of growth of government spending because when the government grows less, we do not have to take as much money out of the pockets of the people. What a wonderful fight we are going to have out here as we debate which taxes should be reduced and how far we should reduce them and what a huge contrast we have between 1993 and 1997. Is it not a wonderful debate?
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Mark Neumann
Wisconsin
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Discussing tax cuts and government spending during a floor debate.

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