[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 145 (Tuesday, October 13, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 AMERICAN PUBLIC KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ``DEMOCRATIC SPIN'' AND 
                               THE TRUTH

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, the President yesterday sternly warned 
Republicans against ``squandering the surplus.'' Well, I presume that 
reference was to the first Federal budget surplus since Neil Armstrong 
walked on the moon.
  I must say that the President and the liberal Democrats ought to know 
a lot about ``squandering the surplus,'' since they have been 
squandering taxpayers' money year after year after year.
  It is ironic that these very same people who believe that it is okay 
to lie to the American people would call anyone who advocates spending 
less that $1.7 trillion surplus an ``extremist,'' and they would feel 
qualified to lecture the U.S. about squandering money.
  It is ironic that these very same people who have proposed billions 
and billions of dollars in new programs would have the audacity to 
lecture Republicans about squandering money.
  It is ironic that these very same people who accuse Republicans of 
being mean-spirited for cutting their wasteful, counterproductive, 
bureaucratic programs now believe they should attempt to impart their 
wisdom about the evils of squandering money.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back any balance of my time, feeling certain 
that the American public know the difference between Democratic spin 
and the truth.

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