[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 207 (Friday, December 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SCROOGE STALKS THE HALLS OF CONGRESS

  (Mr. SCHUMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, in this holiday season, Scrooge stalks the 
Halls of this Congress. Yesterday we saw images on television of 80 
tough freshmen Republicans saying we are going to do everything we can 
to balance the budget, even if it means shutting the Government down.
  Here is what they do not tell you. They are going away. They will be 
home with their families while the families of the victims of flight 
103 were shut out of Arlington Cemetery, while veterans will not get 
their checks--it was reported in the L.A. Times that one veteran was 
told he would be kicked out of his house if he did not have his check 
January 1--and while the poorest children in America do not get their 
checks at all.
  Courage? Courage to tell the poorest children they do not get their 
checks, while these Members of Congress go off on their vacations, 
their warm fireplaces with their families?
  Bah, humbug.

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