[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 35 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         GETTING GOVERNMENT OFF THE BACK OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. TATE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TATE. Mr. Speaker, did you know that a farmer cannot drain a pond 
on his property without first getting Government permission, even if he 
created it?
  Did you know that if flooding creates pools of water on someone's 
property as the result of a clogged drainage system, the owner may not 
clear the clog to drain the new wetland without Government permission?
  Welcome to Bill Clinton's America.
  It is a place where redtape and red ink have Americans seeing red.
  But we are changing that, Mr. Speaker. Today we complete 
consideration of the Regulatory Transition Act, which will impose a 
commonsense moratorium on Federal regulations. This bill will allow us 
time to enact reforms to put an end to the type of horror stories that 
we have been hearing today and which have become all to commonplace.
  We are keeping our promise to get the Government off the back of the 
American people.


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