[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 145 (Tuesday, October 13, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10674]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ELECTION YEAR SPINNING

  (Mr. SMITH of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I would just like to caution 
everybody watching this program, all of the voters in this country to 
brace yourself for the next couple 3 weeks before the election.
  Look, I think the proudest moment of this Congress was probably last 
year when Republicans and Democrats and the President worked together 
to lower taxes for the first time since Ronald Reagan came in, to 
balance the budget for the first time in 31 years.
  But what happens as we get close to an election is the Democrats try 
to prove that they think education is more important than Republicans. 
Not true. They try to spin it to make sure or to hopefully make sure 
that they get more votes in the election.
  Mr. Speaker, I just ask the American people to brace up, watch the 
spinning, be careful of what both sides of the aisle says, be careful 
of what the President says and does in these last few weeks before the 
election. Listen to these next speakers.

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