[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
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            CLINTON, THE LEADER, OR CLINTON, THE POLITICIAN?

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, Bill Clinton needs to accept victory. He won 
the election. He is now President of the United States. He can stop 
campaigning. He no longer needs to open his speeches with a phrase 
criticizing the 12 years of Reagan-Bush. He did again the other night 
in his State of the Union Address.
  On the one hand, he slaps those of us on this side in the face, and 
on the other hand, he puts his arms around us and says, ``We need 
bipartisan support and cooperation.''
  It does not work that way. What he needs to learn is that the 
Republicans who think those 12 years were pretty good years are going 
to be pretty reluctant to cooperate with him if he keeps it up.
  Mr. Speaker, it raises the question: Is he more interested in playing 
politics, or is he interested in leading the Nation? So far we have 
seen Clinton, the politician. This Nation needs to see Clinton, the 
leader.

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