[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 109 (Tuesday, August 9, 1994)]
[House]
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[Congressional Record: August 9, 1994]
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                           THE SAME OLD SONG

  (Mr. MENENDEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, the American people are tired of business 
as usual in Washington.
  Would you not be tired if you heard the same thing over and over? 
Every time Democrats propose a real plan for progress, the Republicans 
say no. They say it will cost jobs and hurt the economy.
  They said it 60 years ago, when President Roosevelt wanted to pass 
Social Security. They said it 30 years ago, when President Johnson 
wanted to pass Medicare. They said it 1 year ago, when President 
Clinton wanted to pass his deficit-reduction package. And each time, we 
have looked back with pride on our accomplishments, while the naysayers 
ate crow.
  It is little wonder, then, that today the American people say they 
are tired of business as usual, since Republicans are singing the same 
old song on health care. There is only one page in the obstructionist 
playbook, Mr. Speaker. The play never works, but it sure is easy to 
learn.

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