[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H777]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               THE TWO CLINTONS: RHETORIC VERSUS REALITY

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the blizzard in Washington, DC, may 
be over. But last night the American people had to trudge through the 
Clinton reelection snow job. It is amazing what some people will say to 
hide what they do.
  The same President who pledged to balance the budget in 5 years, but 
vetoed the first balanced budget in 26 years, again poses as fiscally 
prudent.
  The same President who promised to end welfare as we know it, but 
vetoed welfare reform, again masquerades as a welfare reformer. The 
same President who tried to socialize medicine, and today blocks 
efforts to save Medicare, disguises himself as protector of health 
benefits.
  And the same President who pledged a middle class tax cut only to 
pass the largest tax increase in history but vetoed real family and 
small business tax cuts, again pretends to champion tax relief.
  Promises are made to be kept, not ignored after the election's over. 
Words should have some correlation to actions. This President's 
promises and words about the future are directly contradicted by his 
policies of the past and the present.

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