[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 41 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 THE CHICKENS ARE COMING HOME TO ROOST

  (Mr. VOLKMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VOLKMER. Mr. Speaker, ``the chickens are coming home to roost.'' 
that is an old saying that applies to what is currently going on in 
Congress. Republicans are clearly showing who they represent.
  Mr. Speaker, the Republicans who won control of the House by a 
majority of 15 votes are using this slim margin to dismantle all 
Government programs, even compassionate programs to help needy 
Americans.
  Mr. Speaker, little of this was spelled out in the Contract on 
America and none of it was discussed with the American people. Few 
Americans, if any, knew what the Republicans had up their sleeve when 
Republicans were sworn in on January 4.
  Mr. Speaker, all this changed last week however, and the American 
people now know what the Republicans were hiding up their sleeve when 
Republicans had to make cuts in programs like school lunches, heating 
assistance for low-income senior citizens, reductions in hospital and 
health care for veterans, caps on student loans, as well as other cuts 
in order to finance a $722 billion tax break for special interests.
  Mr. Speaker, last week the chickens came home to their roost. 
Already, the American people are upset and by large margins disagree 
and reject the fine print in the shortsighted and mean-spirited 
Republican Contract on America.




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