[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 5, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 5, 1994]
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                       OBSTRUCTION OF LEGISLATION

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, the majority leader in the other body has 
embarked on an ornery tirade against Republicans. He hopes to label all 
Republicans as obstructionist.
  But on issue after issue important to the American people, the 
Democratic majority has obstructed passage of legislation. Here are a 
few of the bills the Democrats have obstructed:
  The line-item veto; an A-to-Z spending cut session; welfare reform; 
balanced budget amendment; legal reforms; a middle-class tax cut; 
regulatory reform; immigration reform; Whitewater hearings; and term 
limits.
  And of course, the Democrats have obstructed reform of Congress. They 
have obstructed efforts to cut committees and staff and they are trying 
to obstruct legislation to make Congress comply with the laws they 
impose on others.
  Mr. Speaker, let us put an end to Democratic obstructionism by 
electing a Republican majority for the first time in 40 years.

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