[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 10 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H841]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      ERA OF BIG GOVERNMENT OVER?

  (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, no one gives an upbeat speech 
better than our President. Analyst Kevin Phillips described the 
President as a chameleon because of his extraordinary ability to 
delivery a conservative message that masks his liberal government 
agenda.
  For instance, in his State of the Union Message, our President twice 
told Americans that the era of big government is over.
  However, in the same State of the Union Message, the President twice 
told Americans that we cannot fend for ourselves.
  Which is it, Mr. President?
  Liberals believe that Americans can't fend for ourselves. That's why 
liberals built up the monstrous Federal Government in Washington over 
the last 30 years.
  Americans want the Government off our backs.
  Mr. Speaker, if the President is really serious about ending the era 
of big government, why did he propose to expand or create no less than 
six new Federal Government programs in his State of the Union?
  Actions speak louder than words.

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