[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 190 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13807]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET OUT OF THE WAY

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, Americans are asking Congress 
and the President to balance the budget. Allow me to share excerpts of 
a letter to the President sent to me by one of my constituents, Carol 
Ault, of Ellicott City, MD.

       The Democrats have spent 40 years getting this country in 
     the financial mess it is in. The Republicans have started 
     cleaning up the mess. And one of the first steps is to 
     produce a balanced budget as soon as possible.
       And Mr. President, your statement on TV recently that your 
     job is to ``take care of the American people'' is totally 
     wrong. We do not want you and the U.S. government to take 
     care of us. We want you to leave us alone to pursue our own 
     economic interests. You do not know what is best for us. We 
     know what is best for us. You do not know how best to spend 
     our tax money. We know best how to spend our tax money.
       I am not sure if the following statement originated with 
     Iococca, but I heard him say it: ``Either lead, follow, or 
     get out of the way.''
       Sir, you are not leading.

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