[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                A PLEA FOR REAL CHANGE, NOT FAKE CHANGES

  (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute, and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, 1 week ago the President had the courage 
to talk about real change--not the fake, pretend change that my friends 
on the other side of the aisle have been promoting.
  The American people did not send us here for fake change, and the 
American people cannot be fooled. They sent us here because they want a 
Government that understands their problems and is working to make their 
lives better. They want a House of Representatives that is not afraid 
to improve the way it does business so that it can improve the way it 
does the people's business.
  Real change means altering the way campaigns are financed, the way we 
deal with lobbyists, the ethics laws that govern us, and the free gifts 
and perks we are allowed to take.
  Mr. Speaker, we have heard a lot of talk from the other side of the 
aisle about change but not a word about these changes, real changes. 
This institution can be judged by answering a simple question: Will we 
provide a government that is ruled by Americans with extraordinary 
influence of a government that is influenced by ordinary Americans? The 
answer so far is not very promising.


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