[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 194 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DEFENDING AMERICANS LOOKING FOR A BETTER LIFE

  (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, after the President's wise veto of the 
radical right budget, Newt Gingrich tried to bash the Great Society.
  Well, I wonder if Gingrich even wants a good society.
  A good society protects the health and welfare of its most 
vulnerable--the Gingrich society hangs them out to dry.
  But the Speaker thinks he can get away with that rhetoric since he 
used to be a history professor.
  Well, let's talk history: the proud history of the Democratic party--
and compare it with the sad history being written by today's GOP.
  And the latest chapter: the Speaker's sharp rebuke by the Ethics 
Committee.
  We Democrats are the party of FDR's New Deal that gave America 
economic security. Today's Republicans are the party of the Newt Deal--
a shady book deal to give himself economic security. We are the party 
of Harry Truman who said the ``Buck Stops Here.'' The Gingrich party 
tells GOPAC contributors ``The Bucks better get here'' if you want any 
help.
  Democrats are the party of JFK's ``Camelot''--today's Republicans are 
the party of ``Scam-a-lot,'' as one Gingrich ethics scam after another 
comes to light.
  Republicans try to defend the Speaker's millions in illegal 
contributions. We Democrats will defend millions of Americans looking 
for a better life.

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