JOHN LINDER: “this past week in a press conference with the President's Presidential press secretary, we heard him say that, ``Prime…”

“this past week in a press conference with the President's Presidential press secretary, we heard him say that, ``Prime Minister Rabin is calling. I think it is fair for us to say because he is upset and alarmed by the action taken in the House of Representatives to cut back on funding in the fiscal year 1995 supplemental bill for debt forgiveness for Jordan.'' While he said that, we do not know if that is why Prime Minister Rabin was calling. We have learned that very often what this White House says has no relation to the facts, but that is what he said. He further said the President told the Prime Minister in candor that we face a very tough audience on Capitol Hill. ``This is an example of the tilt toward isolation that you now see in the Republican-dominated Congress.'' That is vintage Bill Clinton, blame the other guy, ``I didn't do it, I am trying to help you, the devil made me do it, the dog ate my lunch, the dog ate my homework.'' Madam Speaker, the President's entrance into the Middle East is to first make it partisan and to politicize foreign affairs. It is most shameful that it is done in one of the most troubled areas of the world. Why does he do this? Because for 2 rac{1}{2} years this Nation has lacked a coherent global vision, a global view. What are our U.S. national security interests?…”