[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TALK ABOUT ISSUES, NOT JUST BOOK DEALS

  (Mr. LaHOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, after sitting here and listening to my 
Democrat colleagues on the floor last week and this morning, I think I 
have a good idea of what issues the President will bring up in the 
State of the Union Address tomorrow night: book deals.
  Yes, it seems the only thing on Democrats' minds right now is book 
deals and other trivial distractions. Forget the important things in 
the world today, like a balanced budget amendment and passing the 
unfunded mandates legislation. Book deals are the only thing worth 
talking about if you are a Democrat.
  So, it should be a short State of the Union Address, probably the 
shortest in history, because if the President acts anything like his 
fellow Democrats on the Hill, he will not talk about the real issues, 
he too will try his hardest to change the subject and talk about book 
deals. I hope he talks about issues because that is what the American 
people want him to talk about.

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