[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H2125-H2126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




THE ERA OF BIG GOVERNMENT IS ALIVE, WELL, AND LIVING IN THE WHITE HOUSE

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr Speaker, 50 days ago President Clinton stood before 
the

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American people right here behind me in this Chamber and said, ``The 
era of big government is over.'' I am here to announce that, 
unfortunately, rumors of the demise of big government were premature. 
Big government is in fact alive and well, and living in the White 
House.
  In case Members have not heard, Mr. Speaker, Bill Clinton has 
requested billions more in spending on many of his pet projects and 
liberals' constituencies. The President wants more money for corporate 
welfare, more money for ineffective job training programs, more money 
for the National Endowment for the Arts, and more money for Goals 2000, 
and on and on and on.
  Mr. Speaker, let us not delude ourselves into believing that big 
government is over. The President's pork barrel package proves that 
liberal Washington special interests and the bureaucrats still want big 
government. Let us continue the fight against big Federal Government, 
reduce the tax burden on hard-working Americans, and let us balance the 
budget.

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