[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H11835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REJECTION OF REPUBLICAN EXTREMISM

  (Mr. SCHUMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, Earth to the Speaker. Earth to the Speaker. 
Come in Mr. Speaker.
  Yesterday people from Kentucky to New Jersey, from Niagara Falls to 
Staten Island rejected Republican extremism.
  They rejected gutting Medicare to pay for tax cuts for the rich. They 
rejected cuts to student loans and education. They rejected the 
extremism of the Contract on America.
  And today, Colin Powell is announcing that he will not run for 
President as a Republican. Why? Because Republican extremists will 
reject General Powell--a moderate, pro-choice, pro-gun control war 
hero.
  Yet, as if he had not heard the news, the Speaker woke up this 
morning and said, ``Today's a perfect day to raise Medicare premiums 
for our seniors.'' Republicans are actually bringing to the floor today 
a $100 increase in next year's Medicare premiums as part of the stop-
gap spending bill.
  And like lemmings, this extremist Congress follows him over the 
cliff.
  Earth to the Speaker. Come in Mr. Speaker.
  The American people do not want your type of revolution. They want 
change that makes sense. And yesterday, they said overwhelmingly that 
the Speaker's extremism just does not make sense.

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