[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 182 (Thursday, November 16, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           QUIT PLAYING GAMES

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Speaker Gingrich threw a tantrum 
and revealed the real reason he has shut down the Government--because 
the President did not pay enough attention to him on Air Force One. The 
Speaker's outburst at breakfast, gives new meaning to the phrase whine 
and dine.
  Meanwhile, I got a call yesterday from a small businessman who told 
me that he will have to lay off employees because his business relies 
on contracts from the Department of Energy and Department of Defense 
that have not been paid.
  Across the country, 56,000 seniors and workers have been denied 
Social Security benefits, 15,000 veterans have been unable to file 
compensation, pension and education benefit claims--all because the 
Speaker did not get his ego stroked on Air Force One.
  The Speaker's massive ego gets bruised, so he puts people out of work 
and denies seniors and veterans their benefits. Mr. Speaker, quit 
whining, quit playing games with people's lives, and do your job.

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