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




 POLLS SHOW AMERICANS RESPOND TO THE PRESIDENT'S RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP

  (Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, everyone is talking about signals and 
messages, but here are some facts and results from the latest New York 
Times CBS poll:

       President Clinton has emerged from the Federal budget 
     standoff with his highest public ratings in nearly 2 years, 
     while House Republicans have lost much of the goodwill they 
     enjoyed after their sweep of Congress last year.

  Today President Clinton signed an American-led peace plan on Bosnia 
in Paris. Under his leadership, American-led peace initiatives in 
Northern Ireland and the Middle East are flourishing. Somehow, the 
other side does not want to give him credit for these achievements, but 
the American people are. The other side wants to shut the Government 
down, but the President and Senator Dole want to achieve a balanced 
budget.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people are responding to responsible 
Government, and not to politics.

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