[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 199 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H14877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     THE SPEAKER SHOULD SUPPORT A BUDGET WHICH REFLECTS AMERICA'S 
                        PRIORITIES, NOT HIS OWN

  (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, last month, the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. 
Gingrich] shut down the Government because he did not like his seat on 
Air Force One. But now he is at it again, and while the President and 
the Republican leaders of the other body work together to negotiate a 
budget deal, Speaker Gingrich can only offer obstruction. Why is the 
Speaker determined to shut down the Government again?

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  Was he invited to breakfast at the White House and got only one piece 
of toast and President Clinton got two? Who knows. What we do know is 
that the Speaker is using the threat of a Government shutdown to force 
his budget priorities on the American people.
  My colleagues on the other side have said that the polls show that 
the American people know what is going on. In fact, they do know what 
the Republicans are doing here, and they do not like it. They oppose a 
budget that cuts Medicare, education, environmental protection to 
finance a tax cut for the wealthiest Americans.
  So, Mr. Gingrich, quit playing games. Give the American people an 
early Christmas present, a budget which reflects America's priorities, 
the priorities of the people of this country, not yours.

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