WALLY HERGER: “President Clinton has threatened to veto the disaster assistance package produced by the Congress. I urge the President…”

“President Clinton has threatened to veto the disaster assistance package produced by the Congress. I urge the President to reconsider that threat. He should not sacrifice needed disaster assistance on the altar of domestic politics. If the President vetoes this bill, he stops aid to victims of the tragedy in Oklahoma. If the President vetoes this bill, he jeopardizes the peace process in the Middle East. If he vetoes this bill, the President stops funds from flowing to aid victims of the natural disasters in California. Mr. Speaker, if the President vetoes this bill, he allows $9 billion in unnecessary and wasteful spending to be spent. Apparently, the President has issued the veto threat because he wants to appear relevant to the legislative process. But vetoing this crucially important piece of legislation seems to me to be a destructive way to prove relevance.”