[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 199 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H14875-H14876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 A CONTINUING RESOLUTION ON A BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. DICKEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DICKEY. Mr. Speaker, today is a very important day. It is my 
birthday. I am either 56 or 65. I cannot remember which. But I want you 
to know I am a little concerned about something. It is 10:20. I have 
gotten a call from my daughter, Laura, and my son, Ted, and 

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one other person from Maryland, but I have gotten no gifts. I know that 
time has been rushed and we have been doing a lot of things.
  What I am going to propose today is that we have sort of like a 
continuing resolution so my birthday can extend from the 14th through 
the 21st, to give you all a chance to give me a gift. I do not want 
this to be a partisan affair. We should be bipartisan in this effort in 
every way. I do not want you to worry about the gift ban either, or 
about the fact that I missed your birthday and did not give you a gift. 
If you all start the charity, then I can respond. I want to thank you 
for this opportunity. Please keep me in your minds and your thoughts.

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