[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 19, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           SECRETARY O'LEARY

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, Steven Covey has the seven habits of highly 
effective people. Let me propose the seven habits of a highly 
ineffective Energy Secretary.
  First, always have Madonna's jet on the runway, ready to go at any 
time. Second, make sure you have plenty of champagne and caviar on ice. 
Third, make sure you always have a five-star hotel and restaurant 
booked. Fourth, always take a huge entourage with you on your trips. 
Remember, the more the merrier. Fifth, lavishly spend as much taxpayer 
money as you can on those feel-good self-help workshops.
  Sixth, even if you run out of money, you can transfer money from a 
nuclear storage program or just furlough your employees. Seventh, if 
you run into any trouble, just blame Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, Secretary O'Leary, the congenital flier, has some bad 
travel habits. It is time to revoke her free ride and end the 
indefensible practice of furloughing DOE workers while spending 
lavishly on those feel-good self-help workshops and on her personal 
travel budget.

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