[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H3884-H3885]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                              TERM LIMITS

  (Mr. DeFAZIO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, Speaker Gingrich's whip organization has 
been awesome as he has rolled up victory after victory no matter how 
controversial his legislative agenda.
  He rolled up a large majority of Republicans to push GATT through a 
lame duck Congress. Speaker Gingrich did yeoman's work behind the 
scenes to deter any congressional scrutiny of the $40 billion Mexico 
bailout, and when we finally forced a vote on the floor the Republican 
leader threatened committee assignments, subcommittee chairs and other 
retaliations if his minions did not toe the line.
  Just last week they flexed their leadership muscle gain on welfare 
and nutrition reform, but the muscles of the Speaker's whip 
organization have suddenly gone flaccid with the prospect of term 
limits.
   [[Page H3885]] The Speaker has constructed a bizarre rule and 
amendments that are designed to fail. It is time for supporters of the 
Republican contract to sue for breach of contract, or maybe to invoke 
the ultimate term limits in November 1996 and vote the rascals out.

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