[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        AN END TO BIG GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, it is a great day to be a conservative 
Republican because last night the President came over to our side. He 
even declared an end to big government.
  Last night the President gave a ringing endorsement of the Republican 
revolution. He wants tax relief for working Americans. He wants a 
balanced budget. He wants to save Medicare from bankruptcy. He spoke of 
the importance of the family. He even advocated a get-tough policy on 
illegal immigration.
  Now that the President has come over, I now extend an invitation to 
my Democrat colleagues here in the House to join the cause of lower 
taxes and less government.
  Just in case my colleagues cannot wait, I brought along a change of 
party form that I am sure will be quite useful.
  Again, I welcome the President to the party of real balanced budgets, 
real welfare reform and lower taxes.

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