[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 29, 1994]
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              A DISRESPECTFUL ATTITUDE TOWARD THE MILITARY

  (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, when I was a boy, one of the 
things I was taught to respect was the flag and the people who serve in 
the military and defend our Nation. Those people, many of them, lie 
resting in Arlington Cemetery because they have given the last full 
measure of devotion in serving this Nation.
  The White House, however, Mr. Speaker, has a different attitude 
toward the military. Not long ago a two-star general visited the White 
House. One of the top staff people said, ``I don't talk to people in 
uniform.'' Then a few weeks ago, we saw that a U.S. Marine helicopter 
was used by the White House to go on a golfing trip. Then last week 
they had a Democrat fundraiser at the White House and they asked four 
of those sterling officers of the U.S. military to serve as waiters to 
serve those people tea and crumpets.
  It is an absolute shame, Mr. Speaker, the attitude this 
administration has toward the military in this country.

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