[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 26110]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



            REGARDING FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS BILL

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, in Washington it is important not just to 
listen to the words people say. It is important to watch what they do.
  This week, President Clinton vetoed the foreign ops appropriations 
bill because he said it did not spend enough money. The President wants 
Congress to give him more money even though any extra spending would 
have had to come from the Social Security surplus.
  It is revealing that the President would veto a foreign aid bill that 
spends $12 billion, billions for ensuring peace in the Middle East, 
millions for fighting disease throughout the world, millions more for 
fighting the war on drugs, among other things. How much more money does 
the President need, Mr. Speaker?
  Instead of working with Congress to fight the spread of narcotics and 
to preserve democracy and freedom in the world, the President applied 
the ink of the veto pen. The President said ``no'' to a reasonable bill 
and he says he needs more money, higher spending. What else is new?

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