[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H15099-H15100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    THANKS TO SPEAKER GINGRICH WE ARE AT DAY NO. 4 OF SHUTDOWN NO. 2

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, thanks to Speaker Gingrich and the new 
majority, today is day No. 4 of Government shutdown No. 2. All in the 
last 2 

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months. As far as I'm concerned, that's 4 days and 2 shutdowns too 
many.
  Yes, my friends, we're at this point again because Speaker Gingrich 
and the new majority just can't seem to do their job. They haven't done 
their job when it comes to passing the spending bills needed to keep 
the Government running.
  And, they haven't done their job when it comes to living up to their 
side of the deal to deliver a budget that protects Medicare; Medicaid; 
education; the environment; and poor children.
  Unfortunately, for the Nation, when the new majority doesn't do its 
job, we all suffer--crucial services for the elderly; veterans and 
National Parks have, once again, been cut off, and the stock market is 
now dropping. This Nation can't afford another day of Speaker 
Gingrich's Government shutdown. It's time to stop the partisan 
bickering; pass a temporary funding bill; and get to work on a balanced 
budget that protects Medicare; Medicaid; Education; the environment; 
and poor children.

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