[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 27, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 27, 1994]
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                  HEY GOP, WHAT YOU GONNA KILL TODAY?

  (Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, in the closing weeks of the Congress, 
the recurring question is what legislation that matters to working 
Americans will Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich kill next?
  They've already scared the American people and killed health care 
reform, including a plan to cover our kids. They've killed 
telecommunications reform which would have helped every American with a 
TV or a phone. And now, they are working on killing campaign finance 
reform, the GATT trade bill, and Superfund.
  Today, Republicans have come to Washington to blindly sign a blood 
oath--a ten commandments of demagoguery--that sells out the middle 
class and the elderly and then tonight, they'll go to a fundraiser 
where they'll get their payoff.
  The contract promises more tax cuts for the wealthy and a balanced 
budget. The numbers don't add up. The only way they can cut taxes for 
their wealthy supporters is to cut Social Security and Medicare. That's 
right, to benefit the rich, Republicans are promising to sacrifice 
seniors, veterans, farmers, and working Americans.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people want action, not obstruction.

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