[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 135 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H11362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             BIPARTISAN RETREAT IN FEBRUARY WILL BE HELPFUL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina [Mrs. Clayton] is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, the Washington Post has termed the efforts 
of our bipartisan retreat task force as a ``politics of politeness.'' I 
prefer to term our efforts as ``indispensable decency.'' There is no 
doubt in my mind that the rancor, the hostility, the belligerence and 
the general lack of good will we have witnessed in this Congress has 
interfered with the business of the House and has undermined our 
ability to serve the American people well.

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