[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 142 (Saturday, October 10, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           DON'T WAG THE DOG

  (Mr. Bob Schaffer of Colorado asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, he is ``wagging the dog.'' 
To those who think the White House scandal is a private matter having 
no effect on the country, just ask America's farmers and ranchers.
  On the eve of the impeachment vote, President Clinton vetoed the 
agriculture appropriations bill. Without warning, without compassion, 
and without logic, the President pulled the rug out from underneath 
America's farmers and ranches.
  In the movie ``Wag the Dog,'' a fictional President created a make-
believe war in another country. But today, the real President has 
declared real war on real farmers and real ranchers, real Americans 
with real families.
  Mr. Speaker, this President's escapade to move the crisis he created 
from the White House to the farmhouse is an outrage. Do not attack 
America's farmers, Mr. President. Do not insult the ranchers. Do not 
destroy the farm economy. Do not do it, Mr. President. Do not wag the 
dog.

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