[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 93 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5695]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF THE TAX SAVINGS BILL

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, featuring interactive dialog with John 
Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon, ``Forrest Gump'' proved 
that to star in a movie, one not only does not have to be an actor, but 
through modern technology, you do not have to be alive anymore, either.
  Yesterday, by vetoing the $16 billion tax savings bill, the Clinton 
administration proved a similar phenomenon: That is, even a dead 
presidency can continue to enhance its reputation as a big spending 
friend of bureaucracy long after its political life has expired. That 
is right. Without asking anybody, Mr. President just went ahead and 
vetoed.
  For a short while, he will be the hero of the big spenders in 
Washington and the bureaucracy, but the American people will demand: If 
not these cuts, which cuts; if not this rescission, which rescission; 
if not these programs, which programs?
  If you want relevancy, Mr. President, join the debate. Show us where 
you want to save the taxpayers' dollars.

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