[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1975]
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     RECOUNTING THE SUCCESSES AT THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE CONTRACT

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute, and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, as I listen to my friend talking about 
punching out certain interests in this country, I am struck by the fact 
that he fails to recognize the tremendous success of the first 50 of 
the 100 days.
  We have had the most open debate process that this institution has 
witnessed in years. With the crime bill that we passed, we are going to 
allow local governments to make the determination as to how they can 
best deal with the crime problem, and if they want to put 100,000 
police officers on the street, I am convinced that if that number is 
actually right, which I certainly question, this measure that we passed 
will be able to do that.
  The fact is that we have had tremendous success during these first 50 
days of the 100 days, and as we mark George Washington's birthday, it 
is pathetic, absolutely pathetic, that one of our colleagues has to do 
what the Democrats have unfortunately resorted to out of their sense of 
frustration, and that is do nothing but dig for ``dirt on Gingrich,'' 
as this report from the Miami Herald said. One of our colleagues said 
that people have been assigned by the House Democrats to ``investigate 
Gingrich on a daily basis.'' The story goes on: ``We meet once a week 
to go over what he's done through the week.''
  Mr. Speaker, that is pathetic. It is absolutely pathetic that all 
they are doing is resorting to digging up dirt.

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