[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 179 (Monday, November 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H16951-H12138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. FORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, because the Republicans have not passed the 
budget for September 38, 1995, for the next 

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fiscal year, they want to blame the default of this Government, of the 
shutdown tonight at midnight, on the Democrats.
  Stop the foolishness, Republicans. Speaker Gingrich, on the GOP 
budget strategy, said ``The President will veto a number of things, and 
we will put them all on the debt ceiling, and then he will decide how 
much of a crisis he wants.'' That is according to the Washington Times, 
April 3, 1995.
  The Washington Post of September 2, 1995, quotes Speaker Gingrich: 
``I do not care what the price is. I do not care if we have no 
executive offices and no bonds for 30 days. Not at this time.''
  It is wrong for the Republicans to treat the American people this 
way. Let us do what is right for this Nation. Let us send a clean CR to 
the President, and a clean debt ceiling as well.

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