[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN FAVOR OF A CLEAN SPENDING BILL

  (Ms. VELAZQUEZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans must stop playing 
politics with the lives of the flood victims of North Dakota and 
Minnesota. Pass a bill that is disaster relief, plain and simple. 
Amendments that have nothing to do with disaster relief have no place 
in a bill designed to bring relief to people in dire need.
  Mr. Speaker, I represent a district of hard-working people who live 
nearly 2,000 miles from the Dakotas, people who now must deal with the 
so-called immigrant and welfare reforms. My constituents are filled 
with compassion for those struggling to fulfill the American dream. 
Their hearts and minds go out to those in need in the Dakotas and 
Minnesota.
  My constituents are outraged that the Republican Party would play 
politics with people so desperately in need. Shame on them. Pass a 
clean bill and leave the politics at home.

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