[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H69]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         STYLE VERSUS SUBSTANCE

  (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, last night the President gave a great 
speech, but the issue is not the style of the speech, it is the 
substance of what the President said.
  Two years ago the President said in the State of the Union speech, 
the era of big government is over, but last night the President 
outlined new programs that will cost us $40 billion in new spending 
each year. That is completely different from what he has said in the 
past. It is clear the President is for bigger government and higher 
deficits, while we here in the House have successfully worked for 
smaller government and lower taxes.
  Now, there are many areas that we can work together on: Reforming 
education, saving Social Security and Medicare, fighting crime and drug 
abuse, reforming the IRS, and we can do all of these things without 
breaking our pledge to balance the Federal budget and reduce our 
Federal debt. But the new Federal programs with greater bureaucracy and 
more spending will take us off the mark of a balanced Federal budget.
  So, Mr. Speaker, it is my hope that we can work together to our 
common goals that we can reach.

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