[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H4185-H4186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               THE CIRCUS AND THE GOP SHARE THE SPOTLIGHT

  (Mr. (ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute, and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, much as been said this morning about the 
circus coming to town, and it is true. As we speak, the circus is out 
here on the Capitol Grounds, celebrating its 125th anniversary, 
complete with clowns and elephants performing tricks.
  While the elephants are outside performing their tricks, the GOP 
elephants in this Chamber are performing their tricks on the American 
people. They say they are for balancing the budget, but instead they 
are about to pass legislation giving tax breaks for the rich, at the 
expense of the rest of the American people. These tax cuts for the 
wealthy, which the Speaker calls his crown jewel, will surely explode 
the national deficit and at the same time cut or eliminate college 
student loans, take food out of the mouths 
[[Page H4186]] of schoolchildren, cut funds for education, and decimate 
senior citizens and veterans' health care.
  The Speaker is planning a big speech and festivities celebrating the 
end of the 100 days of the contract on America. These Republican circus 
festivities may not be as entertaining as the real circus, but to 
paraphrase a very famous song, Mr. Speaker: ``Where are the clowns and 
who are the clowns?''
  Mr. Speaker, it looks like they are here.
  

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