[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              PRESIDENT'S ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, last night our President spoke 
to all Americans about the challenges facing us. The President 
challenged Congress to help him produce a smaller, less bureaucratic 
government in Washington. The President told Americans that the era of 
big government is over. The President challenged Congress to balance 
the budget, reform welfare, reduce teen pregnancy, to provide a tax 
credit for children, and to preserve Medicare.
  Mr. Speaker, the President's actions speak louder than his words. I 
am reminded of a colloquialism, ``Been there, done that.'' Congress 
already passed legislation to balance the budget, reform welfare, 
reduce teen pregnancy, provide a tax credit for children, and preserve 
Medicare.
  The President's response? He vetoed them, all of them. This President 
will say anything, but he obviously has trouble performing.

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