[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 147 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          THE CHOICE IS CLEAR

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, the majority of Republicans are conservative 
and they are proud of that. The majority of Democrats are liberal and I 
imagine that they are proud of that as well. One can only imagine what 
the liberals dream about in their private moments, the number of new 
government programs they could create if only those Republicans were 
not standing in the way.
  Republicans believe that the country has been going in the wrong 
direction for far too long, down the road of higher taxes, more 
government and less freedom. Democrats disagree. They favor a 
continuation down this path, and the current negotiations with the 
White House and with the other side of the aisle over the 
appropriations bill clearly reflect that. In almost every single case 
the dispute reflects the Republican desire to hold the line on spending 
and the Democrat desire to increase it. Although most Americans appear 
to support less government and lower taxes, you would never know it 
listening to the other side of the aisle in these negotiations. Spend 
more or spend less? The choice is clear.

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