[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H3396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS HAS IT BACKWARD: FOR PRESIDENT CLINTON, ACTIONS 
                 ARE WORDS, AS EVIDENCED BY HIS VETOES

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, in the current issue of Time magazine, we 
have a very interesting quote from George Stephanopoulos, one of Bill 
Clinton's top aides. He says, ``For this President, words are 
actions.''
  Well, let's examine the record. Here are some interesting words from 
one of Bill Clinton's campaign commercials: ``I've offered a plan to 
get the economy moving again, starting with a middle-class tax cut.'' 
Or, how about these words: ``I would present a 5-year plan to balance 
the budget.'' And let's not forget these words, again, from the 
President: ``I have a plan * * * to end welfare as we know it.''
  Mr. Speaker, considering the fact that Bill Clinton has vetoed all of 
these promises, I'm left wondering, What is George Stephanopoulos 
talking about?
  The record is clear. There is no similarity between what Bill Clinton 
says and what he does.
  Obviously, Mr. Stephanopoulos got it backward: For this President 
actions are words, because his vetoes speak volumes about protecting 
Washington's values.

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