[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 26, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: January 26, 1994]
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                      THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge Americans to give 
President Clinton a third chance to show that he can follow through his 
words with action. Because so far, the President's been like a baseball 
player who's all talk and no stick.
  The President took a good looking stance as he climbed into the box 
last year to give his budget message. But, he swung and missed by 
offering a budget that included an enormous tax increase, few real 
spending cuts, and no middle-class tax cut.
  Last fall, he gathered himself up and took a sweet-looking stance on 
health care. But again, he missed by a mile. Taking his eye off the 
ball, he proposed a plan that will raise taxes, increase bureaucracy, 
and increase regulations.
  And last night, he stood in for the third time and made a lot of 
good-sounding promises. He talked about ideas that conservatives have 
espoused for years, ending welfare dependency, and getting tough on 
crime.
  Has he finally seen the light? This time, will he get a hit? We've 
all heard the President make good promises before, only to swing and 
miss with his actions.
  Well, I think he should remember the first rule of baseball, three 
strikes and you're out.

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