[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      THE SPEAKER'S MAKE-A-WISH SLUSH FUND IS FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS

  (Mr. GEJDENSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Speaker, I have an apology to make. When I saw the 
$7.9 million the majority Republicans were going to put into a slush 
fund, they call it a slush fund, it is not a slush fund. It turns out 
it is the taxpayer-funded Speaker's make-a-wish foundation. His first 
wish is, guess what, class warfare, go after working Americans.
  On this side of the aisle the majority has initiated about $50 
million of taxpayer investigations. What we have from it I cannot 
figure out, but I see where they are going. From the first day they 
took over 3 years ago, they started class warfare. They do it in the 
tax bill. They do it in their investigations.
  They have gone too far. Even Members of the Republican side of the 
aisle say this last grab of funds to go after working people in America 
is just wrong. It is going to come back to haunt them. They can spend 
$50 million of the taxpayers' money. Do not run home and try to tell 
them you are balancing the budget. The Speaker's make-a-wish funds are 
funded by the taxpayers. It is a rip-off.

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