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




          THE PRESIDENT IS STILL TRYING TO INCREASE 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, just this past January President Clinton 
stood on this very House floor and proclaimed that the era of big 
government is over.
  Well, once again President Clinton's actions speak louder than his 
words. He's now threatening to shut down the Government again in an 
attempt to bully Congress into giving him $8 billion more in the 
appropriations bill to spend on his liberal agenda. Instead of working 
to balance the Federal budget, the President wants to increase spending 
in order to appease his liberal base of support in this election year.
  Mr. Speaker, this is not what the American people want. They want a 
smaller, less costly, more efficient Government. They want their 
elected officials to represent their priorities and their values, not 
Washington, DC, values. And, once again, the President has let the 
American people down by trying to increase, not decrease Government 
spending.

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