[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3665-H3666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              PRESIDENT WANTS TO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, the President wants to shut the Government 
down. The President wants to shut the Government down. That is the 
reason for his veto on the disaster relief bill.
  He said it was not a clean bill, that there are riders. Can any of us 
name a spending bill that does not have riders? This one went from $4.8 
billion at his request up to $8.4 billion. We have forward funding of 
FEMA, we have Bosnia relief, and we have other things. One rider says 
that if Congress and the President cannot reach an agreement, we will 
continue government until, until, we work out our differences. That is 
a good thing. Certainly no reason for a veto.

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  The bottom line is the President thinks it is more important to shut 
the Government down than provide relief for those who suffered from a 
disaster.
  Mr. Speaker, the President wants to shut the Government down.

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