[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 55 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CAMPAIGN FINANCE INVESTIGATION

  (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I am shocked by the new discoveries that 
have been made by the editors of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Burton) in his so-called investigation. Just listen to this: It turns 
out that when Franklin Delano Roosevelt rallied our country during the 
Depression, what he really said was, ``The only thing we have is fear 
itself.'' At John F. Kennedy's stirring inaugural, what he actually 
said was, ``Ask not what you can do for your country.''
  Most shocking of all, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton) has 
discovered that Republicans as well as Democrats have been misquoted 
through the years. Even George Bush, if the skillful editors of the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton) were around in 1988, they may have 
changed history. In Burton-land, George Bush actually said, ``Read my 
lips: New taxes.''
  Hard to believe? No harder to believe than the distorted, dishonest, 
and discredited tapes Mr. Burton tried to fool the American people 
with. This deceit is shameful.
  I guess the only thing the gentleman's committee's multimillion-
dollar spending spree cannot buy is fairness and honesty. Do all 
Americans a favor and stop this charade.

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