On the recordMay 9, 1996
it is no secret that liberal Democrats want to protect big government and that they are addicted to special interest money. But it is interesting to see the lengths to which they will go in order to protect the status quo here in Washington. Earlier this week, a Democrat leader said the following: ``We are simply going to shut this place down.'' What that means Mr. Speaker, is that the liberals in the Democratic Party are so extreme that they are willing to put a halt to the business of Congress in order to do the bidding of the union bosses here in Washington. What it also means is there may be no gas tax repeal. No Medicare reform. No welfare reform. No tax relief for America's families. And no balanced budget. It is sad that a once-proud party has resorted to extremism and blackmail to force their special interest agenda on the American people.
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