[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            EXAMINING THE SPEAKER'S UPCOMING TRAVEL SCHEDULE

  (Mr. SANDERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Speaker, if we want to understand why in this 
country the richest people are becoming richer while most working 
people are seeing a decline in their standard of living, if we want to 
understand why the Contract With America provides for huge tax breaks 
for the wealthiest people and the largest corporations while it cuts 
back massively on programs for the elderly, working people, and low-
income people, we might want to examine Newt Gingrich's travel schedule 
for the coming week.
  Mr. Gingrich will be in Seattle, WA, where he will have dinner with 
his colleagues and his friends for the Washington State Republican 
Party for $1,000 each. He will be in Dallas, TX, for a dinner for only 
$10,000 apiece. He will be in Dearborn, MI, for another private 
fireside reception at $10,000.
  Who goes to these events? Most people that I know do not spend $1,000 
for a dinner.

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