[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 7, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H4438-H4439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           THE LIBERAL RECORD

  (Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, this past year-and-a-half we have 
heard a lot of complaining from the

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liberal Democrats about the new majority in Congress. It has been a 
continuous chorus of whining and complaining from the liberal 
extremists, such as the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Gephardt], the 
gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Bonior], the gentlewoman from Colorado 
[Mrs. Schroeder], the gentlewoman from Connecticut [Ms. DeLauro] and 
others.
  They cannot stand the fact that the American people have rejected 40 
years of the liberal policies that have brought this Nation to the edge 
of bankruptcy, the highest crime rate in the world, an education system 
that has failed, illegitimacy rates skyrocketing, drug abuse out of 
control, a welfare program that is a disaster, and a tax burden where 
middle income families are being crushed.
  Mr. Speaker, what have the liberal Democrats offered the American 
people to help solve these problems? Nothing, absolutely nothing. 
Nothing but whining and complaining because they are no longer the 
majority.
  In fact, they have tried to block everything the American people have 
asked the new Republican majority to pass, like a balanced budget, 
welfare reform, a new crime bill, legislation to save Medicare, 
education reform and tax relief.
  Mr. Speaker, the liberal whiners and complainers have fought for 2 
things, regaining the majority and going back to 40 years of the big 
Government, tax and spend status quo.

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