[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 182 (Thursday, November 16, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H13038-H13039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              MISTREATMENT RESULTS IN GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

  (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, when I heard last night that Newt Gingrich 
said he had shut down the Government because he did not get the right 
treatment on an airplane, I was amazed. I could not believe it.
  Mr. Speaker, today it is true. Here it is in black and white in my 
hometown paper, the New York Daily News, ``Cry baby, Newt's tantrum. He 
closed down the government because Clinton made him sit at the back.''
  Well, the only thing one can treat such statements and actions with 
is humor and verse, so with all due respect to Peter, Paul, and Mary 
and ``Leaving on a Jet Plane,'' here goes.

       Well, my bags are packed, I am ready to go. I am sitting 
     here on Air Force One, but sitting in the back ain't much 
     fun. They wouldn't give me an aisle seat. The in-flight 

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     meal was mystery meat. Where is the guy in charge? I am going to 
     complain. But the President won't talk to me. In light of 
     Israel's tragedy, cutting Medicare is not the first thing on 
     his mind. I am leaving on a jet plane, don't know when you 
     will get paid again. I am leaving on a jet plane, don't know 
     when you will be paid again.

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