[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      A DISAPPOINTING PERFORMANCE

  (Mr. COLLINS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I too want to address the debate 
that is going on on the issue of welfare change. Only my position on 
this debate is that I am very disappointed in it. I am very 
disappointed in this Congress. This is the most important issue that we 
are going to debate in this whole entire 104th Congress. It is going to 
affect the lives of millions of people, even probably--or hopefully--
will change the course of lives of millions of people.
  But the debate has turned away from that aspect. The debate has 
turned to one of name-calling, finger-pointing, and distortion of the 
truth, all in an attempt to divide people of this country, to divide 
people by class, divide people by race, and divide people by 
nationality.
  Mr. Speaker, that is wrong. And I can assure you that there is not 
one Member of this body who wants to do harm to any one child in this 
Nation. I hope the debate turns better.

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