[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 186 (Monday, November 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATIONS TO MY BRAVE COLLEAGUES FOR STICKING TO THEIR GUNS

  (Mr. BONO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BONO. Mr. Speaker, what really happened?
  First of all, the Members that decided to stay on the floor over the 
weekend accomplished zip, and zero, and nothing. All they did was they, 
and do not hiss. That is kind of foolish.
  Mr. Speaker, all they did was make the Capitol Police stay here on 
Sunday and keep their staffs here. But what did they accomplish? 
Nothing.
  What happened? We finally made the President understand that he had 
to balance the budget in 7 years. No one else did. We did by sticking 
to our position. Eventually it dawned on the President that he had to 
balance the budget, and, therefore, he can no longer play any more 
games, and we got what we wanted.
  Other than that, that was what occurred over the weekend so we had a 
lot of brave Members here, and I congratulate all of my colleagues for 
sticking to their guns, and that is all that brought this about, 
nothing else. Everything is rhetoric.

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