[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 175 (Tuesday, November 7, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S16717]
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                    WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I have never understood why the Senate 
should become a political arena. I have never heard so many speeches 
and so many names called and so many TV spots referred to. I can refer 
to the TV spots ``read my lips,'' or I can refer to the vote on 
President Reagan's budget of 425 to 0 in the House.
  I think we ought to get down to the issues. I voted for the tax bill 
in 1993, and 12,500 taxpayers in my State paid additional taxes and 
315,000 paid less. Everybody else paid the same. We have less 
unemployment today in Kentucky than we had 3 years ago.
  Let us talk about the issues, and let us not make this Chamber so 
political.
  I yield the floor.
  Mr. WELLSTONE addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the Senator from Florida.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, if I could yield to the Senator from 
Minnesota who has a unanimous-consent request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the Senator from 
Minnesota.
  Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following 
the Senator from Florida I have 10 minutes and the Senator from North 
Dakota have 10 minutes in succession.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is their objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  Mr. WELLSTONE. I thank the Chair.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my time, 
which is currently 20 minutes, be extended to 30 minutes as I wish to 
make a preliminary statement relative to Prime Minister Rabin.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Thank you, Mr. President.

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