[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H6401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             FLY THE FLAG, DO NOT AMEND THE BILL OF RIGHTS

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, deception is at work in this House today as 
Congress considers an amendment to our Bill of Rights in the name of 
respecting our flag, when just last week the Speaker of this House and 
his emissaries voted to terminate the American flag service here in our 
Nation's Capital.
  This flag office has served millions of Americans, and over the last 
decade over 1 million flags were purchased for special occasions by our 
citizens at cost; I underline ``at cost.''
  Nobody should profit excessively from flying our flag. All Americans, 
even if they are not rich enough to travel here to Washington, should 
be able to get a flag flown over this Capitol.
  Now that Speaker Gingrich will close down this patriotic service, are 
we to stick a red, white, and blue feather in our caps for passing a 
constitutional amendment when we cannot get flags anymore?

                              {time}  1020

  Mr. Speaker, the best way to show respect for our flag is to fly it. 
Shame on those who have put a price on flying our flag, and shame on 
those who would trample on our Constitution.


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