[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TAX DOLLARS NOT AT WORK

  (Mr. WYNN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WYNN. Mr. Speaker, today is day 21 of the Government shutdown. 
Again, your tax dollars are not at work. But it does appear that the 
haze may be lifting a bit on the Republican side. Even these self-
styled revolutionaries seem to have figured out that Government 
operations are essential and that we should not be abusing the 
taxpayers' employees by having them out of work.

                              {time}  1115

  The only problem is, while they are proposing to send them back to 
work with pay, they are not proposing to fund the operations and 
functions that they perform. It seems highly questionable. Let us take 
a look.
  Toxic waste inspections that preserve our clean water cannot be 
performed, health inspections may not be able to be performed. 
Occupational safety inspections may not be performed, and trade 
operations at the Department of Commerce may not be performed, these 
trade operations which create jobs.
  So, although the haze may be lifting a little bit, there is still a 
lot of confusion because the employees are at work, but they cannot do 
their jobs.

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