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




                    WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN?

  (Mr. MILLER of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, the country is asking today: 
Why is the Government shut down?
  The President has made it clear the Government is shut down because 
he will not yield to the blackmail on Medicare, on Medicaid, on school 
lunch, on student loans.
  What we did not understand is why is the Speaker, why is the Speaker 
going forward to shut down the Government?

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