[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        POLITICS AHEAD OF PEOPLE

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, in January of this year northern Nevada was 
ravaged by torrential rainstorms and devastating floods. In response to 
this and other natural disasters, the House and Senate passed 
legislation providing vital disaster recovery aid, including over 25 
million for Nevada alone.
  But Mr. Speaker, President Clinton vetoed this legislation yesterday. 
Why? Because it contains bipartisan provisions that will keep 
Government from shutting down as it did in 1995. Unfortunately, the 
President has put politics ahead of people. I am extremely 
disappointed, Mr. Speaker, that the President has mistakenly chosen 
partisan politics in a time of such obvious and genuine need for the 
people of Nevada and the rest of America.
  I urge my colleagues to quickly override this veto.

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