[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 18, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                PACK UP

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  House Democrats, stung by their historic defeat in the last election, 
have developed a new strategy. If you can't beat them, beat them up.
  As a consequence, they have decided to launch a series of bizarre and 
unfounded allegations about the newly elected Speaker and the 
Republican majority.
  Democrats have done this for a simple reason. They do not want to 
reform this House.
  The American people are not concerned about book deals. They are 
concerned about the Federal Government's unbalanced books. They don't 
care about GOPAC. They want big spenders to pack up and go home.
  Mr. Speaker, the Contract With America makes the Democrats squirm. 
They don't want a balanced budget amendment because they want to 
continue to spend without fear. Democrats don't want unfunded mandates 
reform because they like telling the American people what to do.
  The reason why the Democrats are attacking the Speaker of the House 
is clear. Republicans want to change the Congress. Democrats want to 
change the subject.


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