[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TIME TO GET ON WITH THE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

  (Mr. WEYGAND asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WEYGAND. Mr. Speaker, as a freshman, as a Democrat in the 
minority, and as a member of the Committee on the Budget, we have seen 
so many different things come before our committee, but we have seen no 
action. We have talked for many days and many months about campaign 
finance scandals, yet the main business of the people of America is 
being ignored.
  This procrastination cannot go on. The President has submitted a 
budget, a budget that perhaps Members on both sides of the aisle may 
disagree on certain elements, but it is time to get on with that 
business; debate it, argue it, amend it, do whatever we must do, but 
let us forget about the political rhetoric. Let us move together in a 
bipartisan fashion. Let us work on the issues of Medicare, Medicaid, 
education, all of the real important issues to the people of my 
district in Rhode Island and in America.
  Let us stop this bickering. Let us move forward with a budget and let 
the Republicans, if they truly believe in making sure that this is an 
effective Congress, come forward with effective changes. Let us debate 
it and vote on it.

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