[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 162 (Thursday, October 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H10311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 SYMBOLISM SPEAKS LOUDER THAN RHETORIC

  (Mr. KLINK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KLINK. Mr. Speaker, as we head down a road as historical as the 
one that we are encountering today, symbolism becomes very important. 
It is an important symbol as we note that exactly the same moment that 
we are debating and voting on a $270 billion cut in Medicare in the 
other Chamber, the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services is 
debating and voting out a $245 billion tax giveaway by the Republicans.
  Our Republicans say one has nothing to do with the other. But the 
symbolism of the moment is they take place at exactly the same time in 
both houses of this great Congress. There is no quid pro quo, no tit 
for tat. I think the symbolism speaks otherwise.
  It is also important to note that another new version of this bill 
came out of the Committee on Rules last night that no Member of the 
House has had an opportunity to read the 900-plus pages. By the way, we 
started a few days ago with a bill that was 421 pages, it grew and grew 
until finally now 10 days later it is almost 1,000 pages, and not one 
hearing has been held on any version of this legislation.
  Ladies and gentlemen, symbolism speaks louder than the Republican 
rhetoric.

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