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Lynn C. Woolsey: “I rise to say, don't be fooled, taxpayers don't be fooled. The Gingrich shutdown is still alive and well. The list of…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 1996
I rise to say, don't be fooled, taxpayers don't be fooled. The Gingrich shutdown is still alive and well. The list of unmet needs goes on and on. And, to add insult to injury, the Gingrich Republicans now want to skip town and leave the American people with the bill. Mr. Speaker, 198 House Democrats want to keep working to end this shutdown. The other body wants to keep working. For Pete's sake, even Bob Dole wants to keep working. There can be no doubt in anyone's mind that it's the Gingrich Republicans who would rather go home than get this Government up and running again. Mr. Speaker, for the people of this country and for the honor of this institution, don't even think about sending us home. Our No. 1 job right now is to end this shutdown as soon as possible. I urge my colleagues to oppose this foolish resolution.
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Lynn C. Woolsey
California
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Addressing the government shutdown and urging colleagues to continue working to resolve it.

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