WALLY HERGER: “just this past January President Clinton stood on this very House floor and proclaimed that the era of big government is…”

“just this past January President Clinton stood on this very House floor and proclaimed that the era of big government is over. Well, once again President Clinton's actions speak louder than his words. He's now threatening to shut down the Government again in an attempt to bully Congress into giving him $8 billion more in the appropriations bill to spend on his liberal agenda. Instead of working to balance the Federal budget, the President wants to increase spending in order to appease his liberal base of support in this election year. Mr. Speaker, this is not what the American people want. They want a smaller, less costly, more efficient Government. They want their elected officials to represent their priorities and their values, not Washington, DC, values. And, once again, the President has let the American people down by trying to increase, not decrease Government spending.”