[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 198 (Wednesday, December 13, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H14374-H14375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       THE OUTCOME OF CALIFORNIA'S 15TH DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the voters of 
California for looking behind the outrageous smear campaign run by the 
Democrats for California's 15th District special election. My 
colleagues across the aisle are in desperate straits these days and 
they, unfortunately, have resorted to desperate tactics. Nevertheless, 
California voters yesterday cast a strong vote for fiscal 
responsibility, for straight talk on the problems our country faces, 
and for a new vision.
  Make no mistake, Tom Campbell won on the issues. His impressive 
victory reaffirms my belief that the big truth beats the big lie any 
day of the week, especially on election day. I would like to welcome 
Tom as the 236th member of the Republican Conference. I look forward to 
working with him to truly address the concerns of all Americans.

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          CALIFORNIANS SEE THE TRUTH ABOUT REPUBLICAN REFORMS

  (Mr. HOKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, where are our friends this morning from the 
other side of the aisle? Where is the celebrating that they expected to 
be taking place? It was not 6 weeks ago that the head of the Democratic 
Congressional Campaign Committee, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Frost], 
said, ``And we will, we do, expect to win in California.'' Did they 
have a bad day yesterday? Did they have a bad night? Was it a bad week? 
Has it been a bad year? Is it going to be a bad decade? I think it is, 
because the American people have spoken.
  Maybe the media will wake up. Maybe the media will tell the truth. 
Twenty-three points, was that close? Is that a close election? Twenty-
three points in what was supposedly going to be a Democratic victory. 
Why is it? Because the American people are too smart to be demagogued 
on this stuff. They are too smart to believe the pack of half-truths 
and distortions and untruths that are being fed to them. They will not 
buy it. They will not stand for it. They have spoken. Today we have 
something very great to celebrate in California.

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