[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 103 (Thursday, June 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H6208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       THE REPUBLICANS' ARROGANCE

  (Mr. WARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WARD. Mr. Speaker, let us talk about setting the record straight. 
Listen to this. Listen to this, you people on the other side of the 
aisle who simply do not get it. This country is about the right to 
vote.
  I was in this Chamber yesterday. I am a witness. I saw it all. There 
were two Members standing at the very place I stand this minute, 
filling out cards, attempting to vote, attempting to represent over a 
million Americans. A million Americans were denied their right to vote 
yesterday, and why? There are two simple reasons: The Republicans were 
losing the vote and they could not stand that in this era of lockstep, 
almost Nazi-esque obedience.
  Second, they were going to a fundraiser. It says right here, the GOP 
went to great lengths to make sure its Members got to the party on 
time.
  Let us do not forget this, my colleagues. It is about their 
arrogance, and they never apologized for it. They just said: We will 
let you vote again. That is not right.

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