[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 182 (Thursday, November 16, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H13040-H13041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CHARACTER OF MORNING'S DEBATE

  (Mr. HOKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, what is incredible about this debate this 
morning, if we call it a debate, is that what we see finally is that 
the Democrat rhetoric has been reduced simply to petty, the pettiest of 
ad hominem attacks on the personality of the Speaker.

                              {time}  1030

  And they are doing this because of two things: No. 1, they are 
embarrassed by the fact 48 of their own Members last night, quite 
correctly, cast their vote, including a couple that have been down here 
this morning, although they did not mention it.
  And, second, because they are out of ideas, they know it has finally 
come to showing the liberal agenda against the commonsense agenda.
  The only difference in the continuing resolution of last night was a 
7-year balanced budget, a commitment to come to the same agreement that 
every one of these people, when they go back to their districts, talk 
about. This is the moment of truth, 7 years, scored honestly with 
honest numbers in an honest way, working together.

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  The Washington Post got it absolutely right when they said the 
Democrats, let by the president, chose instead to present themselves as 
the demagogues that they are.

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