[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           STATE OF THE UNION

  (Mr. GILLMOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I watched the President's speech last 
night. That speech and his State of the Union speech last year were the 
two longest I have heard in my lifetime.
  A thought came to me while I was listening to that lengthy speech 
about how we could save money. Instead of shutting down the Government 
to save money, we could just suspend Government while the President 
talks. We would save millions.
  Length is not important. Content is. The major themes of the 
President's speech were simply a rehash of the same promises he made 4 
years ago, and on which he did not deliver.
  During most of his Presidency he has had a Congress controlled by his 
own party.
  He promised a balanced budget. He did not submit a credible one and 
vetoed the one Congress passed. He promised welfare reform. He did not 
submit a credible plan, and vetoed the welfare reform Congress passed.
  The American people deserve better.

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