[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H12206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 LET US GET ABOUT THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS

  (Mr. FRAZER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FRAZER. Madam Speaker, we are elected to represent our 
constituents before this body. But in my district there is an 
expression we use. It is called poppy show. It means unnecessary 
rhetoric and deliberate foolishness.
  Today the U.S. Government is about to shut down because my colleagues 
on the other side of the aisle are set; they are set in forcing the 
President and the minority Members of this body to accept their 
ideology of how the Government should be run.
  This is not about balanced budgets. We all agree we need a balanced 
budget, but not on the backs of those who can least defend themselves, 
such as senior citizens and students.
  I support the President and the Members of this body who believe that 
we cannot cut programs such as Medicare, student loans, and the Clean 
Air Act; that we should not cut these programs only to fulfill a 
promise to the wealthy in this country who make over $100,000.
  We are in a crisis. We call for leadership, bipartisan leadership, 
leadership where all parties come together for the good of the American 
people. Now it is time to act. Let us be responsible and pass the 
budget. Let us pass the resolution without riders. Let us get about the 
people's business.

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