[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 198 (Wednesday, December 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 GINGRICH'S WAY IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY

  (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, we all remember last month when Speaker 
Gingrich closed down the Government because he did not like his seats 
on Air Force One. Well, here we go again.
  Yesterday, an aide to Speaker Gingrich says that Mr. Gingrich is 
prepared to shut down the Government again, if he does not get his way 
on the budget. The problem is that Gingrich's way is not the American 
way.
  America does not support the Gingrich budget priorities. The American 
people do not want a balanced budget which devastates Medicare, 
education, and the environment, in order to finance a massive tax break 
to the wealthy.
  So, Mr. Speaker, spare us the theatrics and give the American people 
an early Christmas present: a balanced budget which reflects our 
priorities, not yours.

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