[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       DEMOCRATS AND BUREAUCRATS

  (Mr. CHAMBLISS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. Speaker, how many times have we heard that money 
is the root of all evil? I do not know if it is the root of all evil, 
but it does appear to be the root of the disinformation campaign being 
waged by the Democrats to, get this, defend the current welfare system.
  A quick perusal of campaign finance records shows that the eight 
largest Federal employee unions gave a whopping nine times more to 
Democratic candidates than Republican candidates over the last five 
elction cycles.
  Once we know that fact, it is easier to understand the Democrats' 
attack on the Republican plan to increase spending on the school 
lunches while decreasing the Federal bureaucracy.
  Once we know that fact, it is no surprise that the Democrats have 
decided to cast their lot with the bureaucrats instead of the 
recipients of the School Lunch program, namely the children at schools 
like R.B. Wright school in my hometown where my wife has taught for 20 
years.
  Once we know that fact, it is easy to understand why the American 
people chose Republicans on November 8 to conduct welfare reform.

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