[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H3666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      LET US WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

  (Mr. FUNDERBURK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FUNDERBURK. Mr. Speaker, yesterday President Clinton drove a few 
miles from the White House and picked up a few logs for Earth Day to 
try to show his dedication to the environment. I have to ask, why is 
this President trying to make the environment one of his key campaign 
issues? He has no monopoly on concern for the environment, just 
exaggerated rhetoric.
  It seems that ever since the Democrats became an endangered species 
here in Washington, they have turned up the heat on their big-lie 
campaign in an attempt to take back the majority in Congress. It just 
so happens that their shameful big-lie campaign is now politicizing the 
environment.
  Mr. Speaker, I want a clean and healthy environment for my children 
and grandchildren. I support using modern technology and scientific 
evidence to make sure our environmental protection laws are effective. 
Mr. Speaker, let us work together to protect our environmental 
resources, not use them as pawns in cheap political games.

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