[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15214]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO GIVE IN TO REPUBLICANS' MEAN-SPIRITED APPROACH TO 
                          BALANCING THE BUDGET

  (Mr. WATT of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I have two questions for my 
Republican colleagues this morning. How in the world does one justify 
giving a $240 billion tax break to the richest people in the United 
States when they are cutting $270 billion from Medicare and $180 
billion from Medicaid?
  Second, how does one justify shutting down the Government when the 
President and the Democrats refuse to give in to that insane, mean-
spirited approach to balancing the budget?
  Imagine that, the rich get richer, the poor and the elderly get 
sicker, and Gingrich does, in fact, steal Christmas.

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