[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 140 (Friday, September 30, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: September 30, 1994]
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   WHEN THE AMERICAN PUBLIC JOINS IN, GOP BALL GAME WILL BECOME FULL 
                             CONTACT SPORT

  (Mr. WISE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, the Washington Post today reminds me of the 
similarity of elections and football. In football, some people keep 
wanting to try to run the same play.
  Take supply-side economics. Remember that one? Cut taxes for the 
wealthy, increase spending, and promise to balance the budget. The 
result, a political touchdown, but everybody in the stands was thrown 
for a $3.5 trillion loss.
  Now that famous backfield is back: Michael Boxton, who quarterbacked 
us into the greatest recession we have had in decades, says he would 
sign on immediately. So does Dan Quayle. We remember him, one of the 
galloping horsemen. James Miller, who lugged the ball for Ronald Reagan 
right into a recession. They want to run the same play again.
  This time, Mr. Speaker, the public will not be fooled by that flashy 
ball handling and contract signing, not when they find out that it 
means Social Security cuts, Medicare cuts, an exploding deficit, adding 
$1 trillion more. That is when the public jumps into the ball game, and 
those who signed so proudly in Washington are going to find out what a 
full contact sport they are in.

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