[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DOLE LEAVES EXTREMIST CONGRESS

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I heard what my colleague from Arizona just 
said. The bottom line is the President is not leaving. He is not going 
anywhere, because he has to stay here and protect the average American 
from the hurt that is being inflicted by this Republican extremist 
Congress. What Bob Dole knew and we all know is that he could not stick 
around because, after this budget was unveiled again last week, the one 
we are going to be voting on again, he realized that the same old song, 
if you will, of cutting Medicare, cutting Medicaid, trying to cut back 
on education and also on environmental protection was not something 
that the American public wanted to hear. They realize that they are 
being hurt severely by this Republican plan.
  Mr. Speaker, the bottom line is environmental enforcement is going to 
be cut back. Educational programs are not going to be cut back. 
Educational programs are not going to be available to the average 
American. Of course, for seniors, they have to suffer once again under 
the Republican proposal to cut back on Medicare and change Medicare so 
they will not have choice of doctor. They will be paying more out of 
their pocket or maybe they are going to be forced into a managed care 
system that they do not like.
  So Bob Dole had to leave; he could not live with the extremist 
agenda. The President will stay and protect the average American.

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