[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 64 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               WGOP RADIO

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, it's nothing new for politicians to use the 
power of radio to send a message, but it appears that Republicans in 
this body are hoping to start their own station. WGOP radio--playing 
all the greatest hits from the 1980's, 24 hours a day.
  For the last 100 days we have been listening to the Republican 
Party's greatest hits compilation, entitled the ``Contract With 
America.'' It includes an array of golden oldies from the grand ole 
party. Among the easy listening favorites are the crowd pleasing, tax-
cut fever, the cold war favorite, the theme from Star Wars. And, 
finally, that fairy tale put to music, puff the magic budget.
  Tax cuts for the wealthy, runaway military spending, and empty 
promises for a balanced budget--these familiar tunes have been playing 
'round the clock on WGOP.
  Mr. Speaker, Republicans are hoping to find a new audience for these 
old songs, but the American people do not think that skyrocketing 
deficits and tax breaks for the wealthy and billionaires being able to 
renounce there citizenship so they can get a tax evasion, they do not 
think these are anything to sing about. And, Mr. Speaker, they are 
going to change the station.


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