[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2040]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     COMPETING VIEWS ON GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, this coming November the American people 
will have a choice between two competing views of Government. One view 
holds that Government must be restrained and that we must be fiscally 
responsible.
  The other view holds a kind of utopian vision of Government. This 
utopian view holds that Washington spending and Washington taxes and 
Washington regulations are the key to a successful America.
  For instance President Clinton has requested that Congress 
appropriate $8 billion more in social spending and corporate welfare. 
The President who gave us the largest tax increase in American history 
now wants $8 billion for essentially a reelection pork package.
  Mr. Speaker, the American people are tired of the lavishness of the 
Clinton administration. They are sick and tired of seeing their tax 
dollars going to fund liberal programs with these dollars. We must 
reject this request and put a stop to the arrogant tax-and-spend 
policies of the Clinton administration.

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