[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 194 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           PRESIDENTIAL VETO

  (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, the more the American people know about the 
Gingrich revolution, the less they like.
  I was so proud yesterday when the President vetoed the Gingrich 
budget. It is what the American people have asked him to do. The 
American people have spoken. They do not support a budget that cuts 
Medicare and Medicaid, education and the environment to pay for tax 
breaks for the wealthiest Americans. Last month the President cut a 
deal with the Republicans to balance the budget in 7 years while 
protecting the priorities of the American people. The budget that the 
President vetoed yesterday failed to meet that agreement because it did 
not protect the values that the American public holds so dear. It is 
time for the Republicans to send the President a balanced budget that 
protects the priorities of the American people and then he will sign it 
and then we can get on with the business of the people.

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