[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 135 (Friday, September 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 23, 1994]
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                        A SHADOW ON THE CONGRESS

  (Mr. WOLF asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, yesterday a shadow was cast upon the Congress 
and I think each Member should be aware of it.
  America has a heart as big as all outdoors and Americans are generous 
to a fault, both to the less fortunate around the world and to those 
whom misfortune has befallen here at home. But there is only so much in 
the cupboard. So we must try to be good stewards of the American 
pursestrings.
  But some grow greedy and some become powerful, perhaps too powerful, 
and perhaps too greedy. That is the shame, the shame and the shadow 
that was cast on this Congress yesterday.
  The transportation appropriations conferees deliberated all day to 
approption $352 million to meet America's highway needs and they did a 
lot of good. But when they finished, one State, West Virginia, with 
less than 1 percent of America's population walked away with nearly 30 
percent of the cash. Three House Members represent this area receiving 
$100 million while the remaining 432 Members came up short.
  How come? How did this happen? Power, greed, and perhaps a little 
fear, fear of retribution, fear of rocking the boat, fellow Members. 
This is a shame. A shadow has been cast on this Congress and it is a 
shadow that we must remove.

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